England’s Women kick off the defence of their European Championship title this weekend against France, live on talkSPORT.
The Lionesses claimed victory against Germany at Wembley on a historic day in July 2022.
Since then, Sarina Wiegman‘s side have also made it to the final of the World Cup but were beaten by Spain.
They are now in Switzerland to defend their Euro crown, and couldn’t have been handed a tougher group.
The Lionesses join France and the Netherlands – two of the favourites to win the whole thing – and Wales in Group D.
The preparations for the tournament also haven’t been ideal, with three key players in Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Fran Kirby all withdrawing for various reasons.
But that is behind them now, and Wiegman’s squad is ready to give it everything, and talkSPORT will have every one of their games covered.
England vs France: Date and how to follow
This Group D clash will take place on Saturday, July 5.
Kick-off at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich is scheduled for 8pm UK time.
talkSPORT will have live coverage from Switzerland, with Adrian Durham serving as your presenter.
Commentary will then come from Joe Shennan and former England striker Tash Dowie.
talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with all of the action.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
The game will also be shown for FREE on ITV1 and ITVX.
Wiegman faces a difficult task making England back-to-back championsAFPEngland vs France: Team news
Earps and Kirby have retired from international football.
The duo announced their decision just before Wiegman selected her team for the Euros, while Bright has withdrawn in an effort to look after her mental health.
Overall, there are seven players who are taking part in their first international tournaments for England.
Several of the 2022 squad remain, including Leah Williamson and Lucy Bronze.
England squad
Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Khiara Keating (Manchester City), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride) Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Jess Carter (Gotham FC), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United) Midfielders: Ella Toone (Manchester United), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Keira Walsh (Chelsea), Grace Clinton (Manchester United), Jess Park (Manchester City) Forwards: Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Arsenal on loan from Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Michelle Agyemang (Brighton on loan from Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Arsenal), Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea)France squad
Goalkeepers: Justine Lerond (Montpellier), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus), Constance Picaud (FC Fleury 91) Defenders: Selma Bacha (Lyon), Lou Bogaert (Paris FC), Elisa De Almeida (Paris St-Germain), Maelle Lakrar (Real Madrid), Griedge Mbock (Paris St-Germain), Melween N’Dongala (Paris St-Germain), Thiniba Samoura (Paris St-Germain), Alice Sombath (Lyon) Midfielders: Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea), Grace Geyoro (Paris St-Germain), Oriane Jean-Francois (Chelsea), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris St-Germain), Amel Majri (Lyon), Sandie Toletti (Real Madrid) Forwards: Delphine Cascarino (San Diego Wave), Kadiatou Diani (Lyon), Kelly Gago (Everton), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Lyon), Melvine Malard (Manchester United), Clara Mateo (Paris FC) Earps’ international career is overGettyEngland vs France: What has been said?
Wiegman has indicated that she is going to play Lauren James as an attacking midfielder.
The Chelsea star has only just returned to full fitness, but Wiegman is confident she’ll have an impact.
She said: “She’s worked so hard to be here where she is now. At Chelsea first, but then the last two weeks in training camps, she could do every single training session and did very well.
“Now, this is the first time she could get minutes and we hope next week we can keep building her going into France.
“We know we have some players who can play in different positions.
“LJ has played a lot upfront, she can also play on the sides. She can also play as a 10. That’s what I wanted to see today in that 10 position and see how that works. I think it went really well.”
James is back to full fitnessGettyBut Wiegman insists she is yet to decide her starting XI for this match.
She said: “We know next week we have to take our game to the next level. But what we wanted to do was play a good game, entertain fans, getting ready for next week and getting everyone fit out of this game.
“It shows we have a good team and have many options and competition going on for positions. Today, we had six different players score goals, which is nice going into the Euros, and it shows the players can score goals.
“There is a lot of competition going on upfront and midfield so we will figure out over the next couple days how we will start.”
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