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England Women host Scotland Women on Friday night, under the lights in the north east of England – Sunderland\u2019s Stadium of Light is the location for both teams\u2019 first game since the summer.<\/p>\n
They had contrasting ones, too; while the Lionesses went to New Zealand and Australia to contest the Women\u2019s World Cup, where they went right the way through to the final before losing to Spain, Scotland were sat at home watching, following on from July friendly wins over Northern Ireland and Finland.<\/p>\n
The Women\u2019s Nations League offers a fresh start for both, with this the first-ever edition of the competition in the women\u2019s game. Group A1 contains England, Netherlands, Belgium and Scotland. Follow all the latest updates from England vs Scotland below and get the <\/em><\/strong>latest odds and football tips <\/em><\/strong>here:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n England boss Sarina Wiegman is in line to manage Great Britain at next summer\u2019s Olympics in Paris should qualification be secured, the Football Association has announced.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s football tournament at the multi-sport showpiece will feature two European sides alongside hosts France, with those slots to be secured via the inaugural Women\u2019s Nations League that is just about to get under way.<\/p>\n England have been nominated as the home nation with eligibility to obtain a spot for Great Britain, and thus also the employing and appointing body for Team GB staff.<\/p>\n Wiegman, who has overseen England win Euro 2022 and finish as runners-up at this year\u2019s World Cup, said in a statement from the FA: \u201cMy full focus is on the Nations League campaign, but I would of course be very excited if the chance came to lead Team GB next summer. It would be an honour.\u201d<\/p>\n More details:<\/p>\n The Lionesses manager will take charge should qualification be secured through the Nations League <\/p>\n So, we know about the Nations League as a tournament, but what\u2019s different here this year and for the women\u2019s competition? Read on for everything you need to know…<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2023 Uefa Women\u2019s Nations League sees teams initially placed into either League A, B or C depending on their positions in the Uefa women\u2019s national team coefficient rankings, which were issued after the group stage of the European Qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup had finished.<\/p>\n Within these leagues, the teams were then seeded into four pots according to the same rankings, with each group containing one team from each pot.<\/p>\n The initial league stage then features each team playing one home match and one away match against each of the other teams in their group, with the four group winners from League A then qualifying for the knockout stage of the competition.<\/p>\n At stake are league positions for the European Qualifiers for Euro 2025. The top two teams in each group in League A will remain in the same league for the qualifiers, along with the five group winners of League B who will be promoted.<\/p>\n The rest of League A will then enter a playoff system to remain in the division with the runners-up of each group in League B.<\/p>\n The reward for the top eight teams in League A according to the final European Qualifiers league ranking will be direct qualification for Euro 2025, with the other teams having to contest another set of playoffs for the remaining seven places (hosts Switzerland have a guaranteed place).<\/p>\n But it\u2019s not just Euro 2025 qualifiers – there\u2019s also an Olympics to consider for next year.<\/p>\n The teams that make it to the final of the Nations League will also qualify for the 2024 Women\u2019s Olympic Football Tournament, alongside hosts France.<\/p>\n England are the nominated nation for Team GB.<\/p>\n If France do not reach the Nations League final, the winners and runners-up will take the two other Olympic spots – if France are in the final, a spot would go to the third-placed team.<\/p>\n Great Britain have so far been in the women\u2019s football tournament at the Olympics twice, at London 2012 and Tokyo 2021, being eliminated in the quarter-finals both times.<\/p>\n England will take on Scotland in the first matchday of the inaugural Women\u2019s Nations League on Friday.<\/p>\n The fixture is the first between the two nations for four years, and comes just over a month since Sarina Wiegman\u2019s side suffered heartbreak after narrowly missing out on World Cup success in what was another brilliant tournament from The Lionesses.<\/p>\n They now face a clash with The Tartan Army in front of over 40,000 fans at The Stadium of Light, and the Scottish side will certainly be hoping to get one over the \u2018Auld Enemy\u2019 for the first time since 2011.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know:<\/p>\n The Lionesses face a clash with The Tartan Army in front of over 40,000 fans at The Stadium of Light<\/p>\nSarina Wiegman to lead Team GB at Paris Olympics if they qualify<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSarina Wiegman to lead Team GB at Paris Olympics if they qualify<\/h3>\n
What is the Women\u2019s Nations League and how does Olympics qualification work?<\/h3>\n
Is England vs Scotland on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Nations League clash<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nIs England vs Scotland on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Nations League<\/h3>\n
England vs Scotland – latest updates LIVE<\/h3>\n