England Women’s 500th match: Landmark Lioness moment

England’s Lionesses are no strangers to making history.

The past decade has been filled with milestone moments. First championship medal, first major trophy and first title defense – on foreign soil.

Salina Wigman’s side will reach another milestone – the 500th match for England’s senior women’s team – when they take on Iceland in Reykjavik on Saturday (17:30 BST).

The game is important in securing qualification for next year’s World Cup in Brazil, with England keen to win more trophies in their famous white jerseys.

But whatever the outcome, the game will go down in history as a reminder of how far British women’s football has come.

In 1921, the Football Association (FA) banned women’s football because The game “least suitable for women”, external.

The decision limited women’s football to park pitches and smaller venues for half a century Before the decision was overturned in 1971.

To mark the 500th, BBC Sport looks back at 11 defining moments in England’s women’s history.