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England and the United States are set to pack out Wembley in a tantalising October clash between the Euro 2022 and Womens World Cup winners, hailed by Sarina Wiegman as the perfect game.News of the planned October 7 fixture arrived two days after England completed their European triumph in front of 87,192 spectators at the national stadium in London, beating Germany
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