Overview
- England and Wales will face off at Wembley Stadium on October 9, 2025, in an international friendly.
- This match is part of England's preparation for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, which begin in March with a game against Albania.
- Thomas Tuchel will lead England for the first time as manager in the qualifiers, succeeding Gareth Southgate.
- Wales, under manager Craig Bellamy, will also play a friendly against Canada in September as part of their 2025 schedule.
- England has also scheduled a friendly against Senegal at Nottingham Forest's City Ground on June 10, marking the venue's first senior England men's match since 1909.