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Hannah Pinnock

Arnold Clark Cup 2023: The three UK stadiums hosting England, Belgium and Korea Republic

The Arnold Clark Cup kicks-off on Thursday afternoon with Belgium up against Italy and England to face Korea Republic on matchday one.

On Sunday, the Lionesses will take on Italy and in the final round of fixtures next Wednesday, Sarina Wiegman's side will take on Belgium. England will hope to retain the title after they won the inaugural tournament ahead of Canada, Spain and Germany last year.

It's a key set of fixtures for the Euro winners to test themselves in what will be their first international break of the year. It's also the perfect opportunity for supporters to watch the Lionesses in action before they jet off to Australia and New Zealand for the World Cup in the summer.

On Thursday, Stadium MK in Milton Keynes will host the opening games. It's the home of League One side MK Dons and has a capacity of 30,530. Italy will face Belgium at 4.45pm and England will then take on Korea Republic in the later kick-off at 7.45pm.

Round two will take place on Sunday at the CBS Arena in Coventry, the stadium of Championship club Coventry City. It has a capacity of 32,753 and will see England take on Italy at 3.15pm and Belgium face Korea Republic in the 6.15pm kick-off.

The final round of fixtures will take place next Wednesday at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol. The sold-out stadium has a capacity of 27,000 and is the smallest of the three grounds hosting a game.

A general view of Stadium MK in Milton Keynes which will host the opening round of fixtures in the Arnold Clark Cup on Thursday (Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images)

At 4.45pm, Korea Republic and Italy kick off before England take on Belgium in the later game at 7:45pm. Whoever tops the standings at the end of the final match will lift the trophy as winners.

The Lionesses will hope to continue their unbeaten record under Wiegman over the course of the three games as they look to build momentum ahead of the World Cup in the summer. The England boss has picked a 26-player squad for the tournament this week.

Fran Kirby withdrew after she picked up an injury playing for Chelsea last week. Aston Villa's Jordan Nobbs has been called up in her place.

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