Spurs Women October internationals: play-off guide

Spurs Women October internationals: play-offs ahead

The Spurs Women October internationals include World Cup play-offs and friendlies across the next fortnight, according to Tottenham’s published player guide. The club lists senior and academy involvement, with Julie Blakstad among four Norway players in its Friday programme. These are scheduled national-team involvements, not confirmed starting line-ups.

Friday’s World Cup play-off schedule

Tottenham’s guide lists five play-off fixtures involving its players on Friday 9 October. All times below are UK kick-off times as published by the club. Check the official guide for any schedule changes before making viewing plans.

• 4.30pm: Finland v Serbia. Eveliina Summanen.
• 5.05pm: Lithuania v Sweden. Amanda Nilden and Matilda Vinberg.
• 6pm: Romania v Norway. Selma Panengstuen, Cathinka Tandberg, Julie Blakstad and Signe Gaupset.
• 6pm: Czech Republic v Scotland. Kirsty Hanson.
• 7pm: Hungary v Netherlands. Lize Kop, Victoria Pelova and Caitlin Dijkstra.

Friendlies and academy involvement

Tottenham say Olivia Holdt’s Denmark, Alice Sombath’s France and Toko Koga’s Japan have already qualified for the finals and will play friendlies during the window. Japan are listed away to Haiti at 7pm on Friday, with Drew Spence’s Jamaica away to Mexico at 9pm.

The guide also notes Heidi Hills’ involvement as a training player with Wales and Rania Oukriss’ first England Under-19 call-up. Hills’ training role should not be presented as an international appearance. The full club schedule includes further academy fixtures and matches through Tuesday 13 October.

For recent club coverage, read our Tottenham Women Players Cup report. That is a separate club story, not a source for these international fixtures.

Source: Tottenham Hotspur’s official international guide. No results, appearances or starting line-ups are being forecast here.

Featured photo: Tottenham Hotspur, supplied with the club’s guide. Julie Blakstad is pictured with Norway. The image does not establish selection for the upcoming games.