England’s Lionesses are not any strangers to creating historical past.
The previous decade has been wealthy in landmark moments; a primary match medal, a primary main trophy, and a primary title defence – on international soil besides.
When Sarina Wiegman’s aspect play Iceland in Reykjavik on Saturday (17:30 BST) they are going to attain one other milestone – the five hundredth fixture for England’s senior ladies’s group.
The sport is vital for securing qualification for subsequent yr’s World Cup in Brazil, with England eager to win extra silverware within the well-known white shirt.
However whatever the end result, the match will likely be etched in historical past as a reminder of how far the English ladies’s recreation has come.
In 1921, the Soccer Affiliation (FA) banned ladies’s soccer, contemplating the game “most unsuitable for females”, external.
The choice consigned ladies’s soccer to park pitches and small venues for half a century before the decision was overturned in 1971.
To mark 500 not out, BBC Sport takes a take a look at 11 defining moments within the historical past of England’s ladies.
