Editing Anfield (section)

===International football and Liverpool Women===
Anfield has hosted numerous international matches, and was one of the venues used during [[UEFA Euro 1996]]; the ground hosted three group games and a quarter-final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96e-f.html |title=Euro 1996 |publisher=Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |date=7 December 2001 |access-date=20 May 2011 |first=Bojan |last=Puric}}</ref> The first international match hosted at Anfield was between [[England national football team|England]] and [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]], in 1889. England won the match 6–1. Anfield was also the home venue for several of England's international football matches in the early 1900s, and for the [[Wales national football team|Welsh national team]] in the later part of that century.<ref name="Kelly 118">Kelly (1988). p. 118.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wal-intres.html |title=International matches of Wales |publisher=Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |date=16 May 2008 |access-date=26 June 2011 |first=Jostein |last=Nygård}}</ref> Anfield has also played host to five FA Cup semi-finals, the last of which was in 1929.<ref name="Kelly 118" /> The most recent international to be hosted at Anfield was England's 2–1 victory over [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] on 1 March 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4754630.stm |title=England 2–1 Uruguay |work=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2006 |access-date=21 May 2011}}</ref> The close proximity of the stands to the pitch prevents the club from extending the pitch to suit UEFA's parameter requirements; since 2006, the stadium has been ineligible to host England games, Champions League and Europa League finals, and UEFA tournaments ([[UEFA Euro 2028]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 2028 stadiums: Why Anfield and Old Trafford will not host any games |url=https://www.givemesport.com/euro-2028-stadiums-the-bizarre-reason-anfield-has-been-banned-from-hosting/ |work=Give Me Sport|access-date=13 October 2023 |date=10 October 2023}}</ref> 

England has played two testimonial matches against Liverpool at Anfield. The first was in 1983, when England faced Liverpool for [[Phil Thompson]]'s testimonial. Then, in 1988, England visited again for [[Alan Hansen]]'s testimonial.<ref>Moynihan (2008). p. 59.</ref> Liverpool's [[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|arch rival]] [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] played their first home game of the [[1971–72 Manchester United F.C. season|1971–72]] season at Anfield as they were banned from playing their first two home league matches at [[Old Trafford]] after an incident of hooliganism. United beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/17/manchester-united-home-anfield-1971 |title=The forgotten story of ... When Anfield was Manchester United's home ground |last1=Roughley |first1=Gregg |date=17 March 2010 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref>

In November 2019, Anfield hosted a [[FA Women's Super League|Women's Super League]] fixture for the first time, with the 6th matchday of the [[2019–20 FA WSL|2019–20 season]] featuring the Merseyside Derby between [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool Women]] and local rivals [[Everton F.C. (Women)|Everton Women]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/women/369869-liverpool-fc-women-to-play-everton-at-anfield|title=Anfield to host women's league game for first time|website=Liverpool FC|date=24 October 2019 |access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> On 25 September 2022, Anfield played host to second Merseyside Derby between two women's first teams in the Women's Super League. Played before a record attendance of 27,574 for a Liverpool game for their women’s first team, it was also the first women's Merseyside Derby to be televised. This attendance would go on to become the 7th highest attendance of the [[2022–23 Women's Super League|2022–23]] season.<ref>{{cite news|last= Sanders|first= Emma|title= Liverpool 0-3 Everton: Blues spoil rivals' Anfield WSL return|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62944369 |publisher= BBC Sport|access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> On 22 August 2023, it was announced that Anfield would host a third women's Merseyside Derby on 15 October 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Andy|title=Anfield to host LFC Women's Merseyside derby clash with Everton|date=August 2023 |url= https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/anfield-host-lfc-womens-merseyside-derby-clash-everton|publisher= Liverpool Football Club Official|access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> On 14 March 2025, the women's team won at Anfield for the first time ever, beating Manchester United 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Emma |title=Liverpool 3-1 Manchester United: Hosts seal first WSL win at Anfield |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c80y33x5407t |website=BBC Sport |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>