Will Sarina make surprise appearance for Spain showdown?
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Emma Saunders is joined by England legend Kelly Smith, Everton midfielder Izzy Christiansen and The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards to look ahead to England’s quarter-final against Spain on Wednesday. Vicki Sparks gives us the lowdown from the England camp and whether Sarina Wiegman will be pitchside after missing their last group game due to covid. We’ll hear from the England manager and captain Leah Williamson. The guys discuss how big an impact Wiegman’s absence will have had on the team’s preparations and whether or not going out at this stage of the tournament will be seen as a failure. French football journalist Julien Laurens joins us to discuss France’s chances against Netherlands and how the French will cope without injured star striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto And Dutch sports writer from De Telegraaf Lars van Soest tells us about Lieke Martens being ruled out of the rest of the Euros with a foot injury and how that will affect Netherlands’ hopes of retaining the trophy. TOPICS 05:50 - Vicki Sparks with latest from England camp 06:31 - Sarina Wiegman interview with Vicki 11:20 - How will Wiegman's absence have affected England? 21:10 – Leah Williamson on leading team 22:05 – England’s tactics against Spain 29:30 – Failure for England to not make semi’s? 32:50 – Julien Laurens on France’s quarter-final chances without Katoto 40:09 – Lars van Soest on Netherlands’ hopes without Lieke Martens