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Jul 8
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Women's Euros: England & Wales look to b...

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Katie Smith presents a preview of England & Wales' crunch games at Euro 2025. Hear from England pair Sarina Wiegman and Alessia Russo, as well as Wales manager Rhian Wilkinson.

Ellen White and Steph Houghton join Katie as England prepare for a must-win game against The Netherlands after opening day defeat against France. Lionesses boss Wiegman insists England are up for the fight, while Russo assesses her chemistry with England's variety of attacking options.

Also hear from Rivkah op het Veld on how the Dutch could hurt England, and get the latest on Wales ahead of their massive game against France.

Timecodes: 01:00 MD-1 06:15 Sarina Wiegman interview 09:35 Lionesses "up for the fight" 13:40 Problem areas 21:30 Alessia Russo interview 25:50 England's attacking options 29:40 A must-win game for England 33:00 Dutch track w/ Rivkah op het Veld 40:10 Wales team bus incident & Rhian Wilkinson 43:45 Wales v France 47:00 Jess Fishlock interview

5 Live commentaries coming up this week: Wed 1700 England v Netherlands on 5 Live Wed 2000 France v Wales on 5 Live Thu 2000 Norway v Switzerland on 5 Live

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