England to host Switzerland at Leicester City's King Power Stadium in September

Saturday 30 Jun 2018
The King Power Stadium, home to Jamie Vardy's Leicester City, will host Switzerland in September

England will go on the road this autumn to take on Switzerland in an international match at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium.

The fixture, first announced in April, takes place on Tuesday 11 September and will kick-off at 8pm.

And the news about the venue was exclusively announced by Foxes and England defender Harry Maguire on Saturday's Lions' Den show, direct from their World Cup base in Russia

It will be the second time the King Power Stadium has hosted the Three Lions, following a victory against Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.

England v Switzerland
  • An International Match
  • 8pm, Tuesday 11 September
  • King Power Stadium, Leicester
September’s meeting will be the 25th time the two countries have played one another, with England registering 16 victories to Switzerland’s three.

Tickets will go on sale to England Supporters Travel Club members on Thursday 19 July while England Supporters Club members can buy their tickets from Tuesday 24 July.

Tickets will go on general sale via TheFA.com/Tickets on Wednesday 1 August.

Following the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Nations League programme gets under way on Saturday 8 September, with Spain heading to Wembley Stadium for a 7.45pm kick-off.

England and Leicester's Harry Maguire helped to announce the fixture, live on the Lions' Den

Gareth Southgate’s team will then travel to Croatia on Friday 12 October before the return trip to Spain on Monday 15 October. Both fixtures will also kick-off at 7.45pm.

The 2018 match calendar concludes with England hosting USA in an international friendly on Thursday 15 November (7.45pm kick-off) and a UEFA Nations League home clash with Croatia in a 2pm kick-off on Sunday 18 November, with both fixtures taking place at Wembley Stadium.

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