The Belgian women’s competition is taking a short break to make room for international football. Several RSCA Women players have been called up and have left Neerpede for international duty. Some are starting their qualification campaign for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, while others will only play friendly matches. Discover below which players of the Mauves have been selected and when they will be in action.
The Red Flames are aiming to get their World Cup qualification campaign off to a strong start this week. They were drawn into a group with Scotland, Israel and Luxembourg. For the Belgians - with Luna Vanzeir included in the squad - a double confrontation with Israel is scheduled. Both matches will be played in Hungary.
Rimantė Jonušaitė was named Player of the Year in Lithuania earlier this month. She will also try to guide her country towards the World Cup. Lithuania will first travel to Liechtenstein next week, and will then host Estonia. Bosnia and Herzegovina complete their qualification group.
Captain of the Mauves, Ștefania Vătafu, is also aiming to reach the 2027 World Cup in Brazil with Romania. To do so, the Romanian women will need to top their group featuring Cyprus and Moldova. Ștefania will host Moldova with Romania next Tuesday. Four days later, Romania will play away against Cyprus.
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Four RSCA Women players have been called up to the Belgian U23 squad. Aude Waldbillig will guard the Belgian goal, assisted by defenders Nia Elyn and Fran Meersman. In midfield, Karlijn Helsen will help dictate play in the friendlies against Sweden (2 March) and Germany (6 March).
There are also four RSCA Women players in the Belgian U19 squad. The club is represented in every line: goalkeeper Marie Pues, defender Lise Bal, midfielder Manon Baert and forward Eva Spelkens will face Scotland twice in friendly matches in Tubize.
Finally, Azzurra Gallo has been called up to Italy’s U20 side. She will play two friendlies against Poland, host nation of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will take place in September.
Match Overview
Belgium with Luna Vanzeir:
- Tuesday 3 March – 19:30: Israel - Belgium
- Saturday 7 March – 17:00: Belgium - Israel
Lithuania with Rimantė Jonušaitė:
- Tuesday 3 March – 19:00: Liechtenstein - Lithuania
- Saturday 7 March – 16:00: Lithuania - Estonia
Romania with Ștefania Vătafu:
- Tuesday 3 March – 17:00: Romania - Moldova
- Saturday 7 March – 14:00: Cyprus - Romania
Belgium U23 with Nia Elyn, Karlijn Helsen, Fran Meersman and Aude Waldbillig:
- Monday 2 March – 18:00: Belgium - Sweden
- Friday 6 March – 18:15: Germany - Belgium
Belgium U19 with Manon Baert, Lise Bal, Marie Pues and Eva Spelkens:
- Saturday 28 February – 16:00: Belgium - Scotland
- Tuesday 3 March – 11:00: Belgium - Scotland
Italy U20 with Azzurra Gallo:
- Wednesday 4 March – 14:30: Italy - Poland
- Saturday 7 March – 11:00: Italy - Poland