Sarina Wiegman eager to consign USA to first defeat under Emma Hayes with team unbeaten in 11 games

SARINA WIEGMAN volition not beryllium letting relationship get successful the mode of her determination to usher England to triumph implicit Emma Hayes’ USA. 

The duo spell toe-to-toe arsenic coaches for the archetypal clip time erstwhile the Lionesses look the United States astatine Wembley. 

The 5:20pm Saturday clash volition beryllium Hayes’ archetypal homecoming arsenic USA main this year.

She began her relation successful June, aft ending her reign arsenic Chelsea boss starring the Blues to a seventh WSL title.

Tomorrow's fixture follows Hayes, 48, steering her US stars to a golden medal triumph astatine the Paris Olympics successful August. 

And with the squad unbeaten successful 11 games since Hayes took charge, Wiegman is acceptable to springiness her rival her archetypal sensation of planetary defeat. 

The Lioness chief, 55, said: "Emma and I utilized to collaborate, but present we’re opponents and I’m truly looking guardant to that.

"With friends, you truly privation to bushed them, possibly adjacent much than if they’re not your friends. 

"We play astatine Wembley, there’s going to beryllium astir 85,000 radical there, positive the USA won at the Olympics, truthful it's truly exciting.”

The Lionesses’ clash with the United States volition beryllium the archetypal clip the teams person faced each different since England’s 2-1 triumph 2 years agone successful October. 

Since past the Lionesses reached a World Cup last for the archetypal clip past summer, falling to a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Spain. 

Results for some sides successful the past planetary model person been successful contrast. 

While Hayes’ players saw disconnected Iceland and Argentina with 3-1 and 3-0 wins, Wiegman’s squad suffered a 4-3 nonaccomplishment to Germany earlier defeating South Africa 2-1.

And though the USA person been the victors successful 12 of their 19 duels with England, full-back Lucy Bronze believes the rivalry betwixt some sides is respectful. 

The Lioness, who is simply a Fifa 2024 women's subordinate of the twelvemonth nominee, added: "As overmuch arsenic determination is simply a rivalry, determination is that level of respect.

"You get that erstwhile you person a rivalry with 2 teams that get to the highest level. 

"As an English squad we’ve ever understood that the US person had to bash truthful overmuch to get to wherever they are, 

"That’s thing we truly respect successful them and thing that they’ve inspired america to bash arsenic an England squad aft winning the Euros. 

“We’re rivals, we’re a assemblage but astatine the aforesaid clip we inactive privation to bushed each other. 

"With England and America, it’s ever that precocious level of rivalry but besides respect."

With much than 83,000 fans expected astatine Wembley, Hayes was asked her thoughts connected however the women’s crippled is presently faring present compared to crossed the pond. 

However the USA main believes the athletics successful some locations should beryllium celebrated equally. 

The USA main said: "It's just to accidental that some countries are committed to women's athletics and processing the women's game. 

"As always, we speech astir the things we request to support doing to amended it, but I deliberation we request to observe however acold we've come. 

"Having 80,000 paying fans to ticker a large match-up is, again, not conscionable a motion of progress, but shows that the Lionesses are sustaining a lot.

"It’s astir celebrating some countries and celebrating the enactment that's being done, arsenic opposed to picking it apart."