England women's game against Norway off as Scandinavian side cannot travel due to Covid-19

ByEurosport

Updated 13/11/2020 at 15:19 GMT

England women's match against Norway has been called off as Norway cannot travel to fulfil the fixture due to Covid-19 considerations in the country. It means the Lionesses will have not played a match since March. England Women were due to play Germany in October but the game had to be cancelled after a member of the Lionesses' backroom team returned a positive Covid-19 test.

The Lionesses have not played since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March

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England women's match against Norway, due to be played on December 1 in Sheffield, has been cancelled because the Scandinavian side are unable to travel to the UK due to the Covid-19 pandemic's disruption in the country.

England head coach Phil Neville said: “While I am disappointed for our fans and players, I fully respect Norway’s decision not to travel.

"These are still challenging times where health and safety for all is the most important thing to consider.

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“We will still look to get the squad together for the final time this year, and continue the work we have been doing in integrating younger players and building for the future.”