James, Hampton and Greenwood also return for England
Head coach’s deal due to run out after 2027 World Cup
Sarina Wiegman insisted that entering the final 17 months of her contract as England’s head coach was not a distraction, as she named her first squad of 2026 and recalled the fit-again captain, Leah Williamson, for March’s meetings with Ukraine and Iceland.
Williamson’s fellow Euro 2025 winners Hannah Hampton, Alex Greenwood and Lauren James have also been recalled after injuries, along with Jess Carter, who missed the Lionesses’ final matches of 2025 to recover from the NWSL playoffs. But England are without Ella Toone, Beth Mead, Niamh Charles, and Missy Bo Kearns through injury as they get their 2027 World Cup qualifying campaign under way.
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