Ipswich Town Women’s duo Natalia Negri and Megan Wearing picked up international U23s caps for England and Scotland this evening, both falling to defeat.

Keeper Negri (above) made her debut as the Young Lionesses were beaten 5-0 to reigning WU23 European champions Germany in Fulda. They host Portugal in Northampton on Monday.

Wearing (below) was in the Scotland U23s side which was defeated 3-0 by Sweden at Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy. The young Scots face Italy away on Monday.

The games are the first round of a European friendly tournament with group matches scheduled over three windows ahead of finals next April.

England are grouped with France and Norway as well as the Germans and Portuguese, and Scotland with the Netherlands and Belgium in addition to the Swedes and Italians.

Blues full-back Grace Neville was an unused for New Zealand as they were beaten 1-0 by Mexico in a friendly in Ciudad de los Deportes overnight. The Ferns Ferns face the same opposition again on Sunday and then the USA in Kansas City on Thursday.

Photo: ITFC/Matchday Images

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