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The Women’s International Cup will feature three
of the powerhouses of the women’s game - USA,
England and France - alongside Northern Ireland.
The round-robin games will be staged at Ballymena
Showgrounds, Mourneview Park in Lurgan,
Portadown’s Shamrock Park and at the National
Football Stadium at Windsor Park.
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is a key part of the association’s preparations for
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“This is a fantastic opportunity for our players to
play against some of the best teams in the world.
We only have to look at the track records of all
three teams to understand the calibre of their
player development pathways to consistently
produce talented players year on year.”
He pointed out the US women’s national team are
the current world champions and said many of the
young American girls taking part in this month’s
tournament will no doubt aspire to play in the full
US women’s national team one day.
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Slovakia, while the England women’s national team
did exceptionally well at the Women’s World Cup
in 2015 with Mark Sampson’s side collecting the
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team will come to Northern Ireland with extremely
high expectations.”
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times, with France winning the overall title on four
occasions and England winning it once.
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England v USA
Ballymena Showgrounds. Kick-off 14:00
Northern Ireland v France
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Mourneview Park, Lurgan. Kick-off 12:00
Northern Ireland v England
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France v England
National Football Stadium at Windsor Park.
Kick-off 12.00
USA v Northern Ireland
National Football Stadium at Windsor Park
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