England Women announce Germany friendly in November

England Women will play a friendly against European champions Germany Women in November.

The European champions will welcome England to the 31,500-seater MSV-Arena in Duisburg on Thursday, November 26.

"Testing ourselves against the best teams in the world on a regular basis is a vital element in the continuing development of this England team," manager Mark Sampson told Sky Sports News.

"Any match against a top-tier nation is a tough, tough match but we have consistently learnt crucial lessons after our experiences against the likes of USA, France and Germany."

England start their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign away to Estonia on September 21.