England began its A3 group campaign with a disappointing 1-1 draw in Portugal, but was closer to its best moment in its next game when Jess Park scored in an excellent 1-0 victory in Wembley over the reigning world champions of the world Spain.
The Lionesses, who will try to defend their European title in Switzerland this summer, did consecutive victories, climbing at the top of the table by beating Belgium 5-0 at the door of Ashton by Bristol City on April 4.
However, they were brought back to Earth in Lovaven, suffering a 3-2 defeat despite an impressive debut goal by the teenager Michelle Agyemang and are now in the second place behind Spain.
Wales, who is preparing to compete in his first great women’s tournament this summer, is drifting four points at the bottom of the A4 group and still wait for his first victory.
They lost 1-0 against Italy in their first competition party before responding with an impressive 1-1 draw at their home in Sweden, courtesy of Kayleigh Barton’s penalty equalizer.
And they collected another point against Sweden, drawing 1-1 in Gothenburg on April 8, to recover well from a 2-1 loss by Denmark at the Cardiff City stadium four days before.
Following matches in group A3 and A4
Group A3: May 30 – England V Portugal, Belgium V Spain; June 3 – Spain V England, Portugal V Belgium.
Group A4: May 30 – Denmark V Wales, Italy V Sweden; June 3 – Wales V Italy, Sweden V Denmark.
