England began their Group A3 campaign with an underwhelming 1-1 draw in Portugal, but claimed an impressive 1-0 win at Wembley over reigning world champions Spain.
The Lionesses, who will attempt to defend their European title in Switzerland this summer, beat Belgium 5-0 at Bristol City’s Ashton Gate in April but a 3-2 defeat by the same side four days later in Leuven means they now find themselves in second place behind Spain.
They host Portugal at Wembley on Friday knowing they will be unable to qualify for the finals if they fail to win and Spain beat Portugal.
However, victory for the Lionesses and then another three points away to Spain on Tuesday would seal top spot for Sarina Wiegman’s side.
Wales, who are preparing to compete in their first major women’s tournament this summer, are four points adrift at the bottom of Group A4 and still waiting for their first win.
They lost 1-0 to Italy in their competition opener before responding with two impressive 1-1 draws with Sweden, either side of a 2-1 defeat by Denmark.
Wales will be relegated on Friday if they lose away to Denmark or if they draw and Italy do not lose to Sweden. They host Italy four days later.
Next matches in Group A3 and A4
Group A3: 30 May – England v Portugal, Belgium v Spain; 3 June – Spain v England, Portugal v Belgium.
Group A4: 30 May – Denmark v Wales, Italy v Sweden; 3 June – Wales v Italy, Sweden v Denmark.
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