Soccer-Captain Williamson ruled out of England qualifiers v Spain and Ukraine


Soccer Football - Women's World Cup Qualification - UEFA Qualifiers - Group A3 - England v Iceland - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - March 7, 2026 England's Leah Williamson in action. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

LONDON, June ⁠1 (Reuters) - Lionesses captain Leah Williamson ⁠will miss England's World Cup qualifiers ‌against Spain and Ukraine due to a hamstring injury.

The Arsenal defender was named ​in Sarina Wiegman's 25-strong squad ⁠for the ⁠away game against Spain on Friday and ⁠the ‌June 9 home match against Ukraine in Liverpool ⁠but was ruled out on Monday.

Liverpool's ​Grace Fisk ‌will replace Williamson with Brighton & ⁠Hove Albion ​goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley also called up as a replacement for Khiara ⁠Keating, who will miss the ​Spain game in Mallorca due to having to follow concussion protocols.

England beat ⁠world champions Spain 1-0 at Wembley in April and are three points clear at the top of ​their four-team group ⁠A3 after four matches. Another win ​against Spain would ‌secure qualification for next ​year's tournament in Brazil.

(Reporting by Alan BaldwinEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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