England will play friendlies against Bosnia-Herzegovina and
Iceland this summer before Euro 2024.
Gareth Southgate's side will face Bosnia-Herzegovina at St
James' Park on 3 June before taking on Iceland at Wembley four days later in
their final match before the tournament.
The former will be England men's first match with
Bosnia-Herzegovina and their first game in Newcastle since 2005.
England begin their Euros campaign against Serbia on 16 June.
Speaking about the
warm-up matches, Southgate said: "We're really looking forward to taking
the team back to the North East and to a city that is synonymous with football
in this country.
"We will follow that with another special occasion at
Wembley allowing our fans the opportunity to give us a final send-off before we
head to Germany for another exciting summer.
"Both opponents in June are sure to provide stiff
competition and play an important part in our preparation for the tournament."
Both Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iceland are yet to qualify for Euro
2024 and will attempt to do so through the play-offs, which start in March.
The Three Lions are aiming to go one better having finished as
runners up, losing to Italy on penalties, in the delayed Euro 2020 in 2021.
This year's competition starts on 14 June with hosts Germany
playing Scotland in Munich.
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