Teenager Erica Meg Parkinson called up to England squad for Women's World Cup qualifiers

[p]Singapore-born [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parkinson-erica/baxkQxP6/"]Parkinson[/a], 17, who plays her domestic football for Portuguese first division side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/valadares-gaia/ptyf6lcE/"]Valadares Gaia[/a], will be part of Sarina Wiegman's senior squad for the first time, having risen through the youth ranks.[/p][p]Parkinson was included in the U23 squad for fixtures against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/0pWo9t3R/"]Norway[/a] and the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/KQv9BO32/"]United States[/a] last year and has now been promoted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/KI2O8L8F/"]England[/a] manager Wiegman.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/8CKOoQdn/"]Arsenal[/a] forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mead-bethany/ImKjIZz9/"]Beth Mead[/a] returns to a 23-strong squad after she missed the most recent internationals with a hairline fracture in her shin.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/bcOx8Zz6/"]Manchester City[/a] captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/greenwood-alex/fuSC1MTu/"]Alex Greenwood[/a] also missed the wins over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ukraine/KUOwt2r3/"]Ukraine[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iceland/ziYx1IA7/"]Iceland[/a] due to injury, but has recovered and is back in the squad.[/p][p]However, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beever-jones-agnes/Y34R12Fr/"]Aggie Beever-Jones[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clinton-grace/lIMPeB9n/"]Grace Clinton[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toone-ella/YVSErVQe/"]Ella Toone[/a] miss out due to injury.[/p][embed guid="7269a1d3-bf52-4a07-b6af-302d383a35d2" url="https://x.com/Lionesses/status/2038919241286459710?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Lionesses face world champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/t6OJR9UG/"]Spain[/a] at Wembley on Tuesday, 14 April, before travelling to Reykjavik to play Iceland four days later.[/p][p]The meeting with Spain will be the first between the nations since the Euro 2025 final, which saw Wiegman's side become back-to-back European champions.[/p][p]Spain were also the team that beat England in the 2023 World Cup final in Sydney.[/p][p]The 2027 Women's World Cup finals are due to take place in Brazil from 24 June to 25 July.[/p]