England will face China in a friendly match at Wembley on 29 November, marking their first confirmed game since winning the Euros last weekend.
This will be the third of four autumn friendlies for Sarina Wiegman’s triumphant squad, with the first two October fixtures yet to be announced. The match will see the European champions take on the Asian champions and will be England’s third Wembley appearance of 2025, following wins over Spain in February and Portugal in May.
The autumn friendlies will help prepare England for their 2027 World Cup qualifying campaign, which starts in February. After reaching the 2023 World Cup final, Wiegman’s team will aim to go one step further when the tournament heads to Brazil in two years. England last played China during their 2023 World Cup run, securing a 6-1 victory in Adelaide.
Wiegman said: “After an incredible month and this week’s celebrations, we’re already looking ahead. It’ll be special to return to Wembley one more time this year—something for us all to anticipate when the new season begins. Playing non-European teams is rare, so I’m pleased we’ve secured a top Asian side like China for this FIFA window.”
The match against 17th-ranked China kicks off at 5:30pm and will be broadcast live on ITV.
Meanwhile, the prize money for winning the Women’s FA Cup has been frozen for another year, remaining over three times smaller than the men’s prize. The FA confirmed the competition’s prize fund on Wednesday, with only a slight overall increase due to the addition of a preliminary round for seventh-tier clubs.
Teams winning in the preliminary round will receive £600, but prize money for all other rounds remains unchanged. The £430,000 reward for lifting the trophy is the same as the past two years, while the men’s FA Cup winners earn £2m.
A Women’s Super League team winning the cup would collect £814,000 (including rewards from the fourth round onward), compared to £3,910,000 for a Premier League men’s team. First-round winners in the women’s competition receive £6,000, versus £45,000 in the men’s. The total men’s prize fund stands at around £20m, while the women’s is approximately £6m.
