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Albion trio with World Cup in their sights

European qualifying matches get underway on Friday.

By Bruce Talbot • 16 September 2021

By Kunjan Malde/FAW
Kayleigh Green's Wales face Kazakhstan in World Cup qualifying.

Three Albion players are with their countries this week as European qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup gets underway.

The Netherlands' Inessa Kaagman, Kayleigh Green of Wales and Emma Koivisto of Finland are all with their respective countries for qualifiers which start tonight.

Wales kick off against Kazakhstan in Llanelli while The Netherlands are also on action Friday, when they face Czech Republic in Groningen.

Koivisto's Finland start their qualifiers in Turku next Tuesday against Slovakia and on the same evening Wales travel to Parnu to play Estonia while the Netherlands are in Reykjavik to face Iceland.

Megan Connolly withdrew from the Republic of Ireland squad after missing Albion’s 5-0 win over Birmingham City in the WSL last Sunday through injury.

South Korea's Geummin Lee has travelled to Tashkent for two Asian Cup qualifiers. The world-ranked no18 nation face Mongolia on Friday and Uzbekistan next Thursday.

Head coach Hope Powell said, “It's always a proud moment for the girls and the club when they go off to represent their countries.

“The next World Cup in Australia and New Zealand may be a long way off but it gets serious now with the start of qualification and we wish them all the best.”