Euros Heroes & Everton Favourites Set For Hill Dickinson Stage

Fans will be able to cheer on England’s Euro 2025 winners and a host of former Everton favourites when the Lionesses play their final FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Tuesday 9 June (kick-off 8pm BST).

The FA has named a squad of 25 for the final World Cup 2027 qualifying group fixture, which could be decisive with only the group winners guaranteed qualification for the finals in Brazil.

In total, eight players with Everton links are included in the squad and England Head Coach Sarina Wiegman, who led the team to European Championship glory last summer, said: “It is nice to be able to end the campaign in front of our home fans against Ukraine. We have always said that taking this team around the country is so important, and we’re really looking forward to playing in front of our supporters at Everton’s new stadium.

"The city of Liverpool has so many connections to the Lionesses over the years, so it will be a very special evening.”

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Of the 25-strong squad Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Esme Morgan, Jess Park, Aggie Beever-Jones, Taylor Hinds and Chloe Kelly have all run out in royal blue throughout their careers, while goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse spent a season with the Toffees as a youngster.

Chloe Kelly spent four years at Everton before going on to become a Euros hero with England

Two-time European Championship winner Bronze developed the skills which led to her becoming recognised as one of world football's greatest full-backs during her two years at Everton between 2010 and 2012, while Lionesses' legend Greenwood joined Everton as a six-year-old, made her first team debut at 16 and was an FA Cup finalist with the Blues in 2014.

Kelly, who famously scored the winning goals in the 2022 and 2025 European Championship finals, proudly played for Everton between 2016 and 2022 where her goals earned her a first Lionesses call up in 2018.

The gloriously talented Park enjoyed a popular loan spell from Manchester City during the 2022/23 season, scoring five goals and providing five assists in her 22 appearances, while forward Beever-Jones described Everton as "the perfect place" when she joined on a season-long loan from Chelsea in 2022, scoring spectacular and decisive goals during her spell on Merseyside. Full-back Hinds spent 18 months at Everton from 2018 to 2020, making her Women's Super League debut with the Blues, while centre-back Morgan enjoyed a season-long loan from Manchester City in 2019/20, scoring one goal in 13 appearances before moving to Washington Spirit.

Among the Euro 2025 winners also named in Wiegman’s squad are Hannah Hampton, Leah Williamson, Lauren James, Lauren Hemp and Alessio Russo.

The Lionesses will become the first England team to play at Everton’s waterfront home since it opened last summer, marking another significant milestone in the stadium’s growing international story.

The fixture will be the second senior international football match staged at the 52,769-capacity venue, following Scotland’s men’s FIFA World Cup warm-up fixture against Côte d’Ivoire in March.

Hill Dickinson Stadium has already underlined its status as a global sporting destination. The venue has hosted Rugby League’s Ashes clash between Great Britain and Australia and will stage England v Fiji this summer as part of Fiji’s inaugural Nations Championship campaign. Rugby League’s Magic Weekend will also be held at the stadium this summer.

The stadium is confirmed as a host venue for UEFA EURO 2028 and is currently shortlisted as part of the UK bid for the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Tickets are still available for the Lionesses' final World Cup qualifying fixture against Ukraine. Secure your seat online here.

Full England Women squad to face Ukraine:

Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride), Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa).

Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Jess Carter (Gotham), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Taylor Hinds (Arsenal), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal).

Midfielders: Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City), Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa), Jess Park (Manchester United), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Keira Walsh (Chelsea).

Forwards: Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea), Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Arsenal), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Arsenal).