The Lionesses get their Women’s World Cup campaign underway today in Brisbane and a victory is very much expected of Sarina Wiegman’s side against minnows Haiti.
Preparations for the World Cup have not been perfect for England, who are on a three-game winless run in which they haven’t scored a goal, but a meeting with the 53rd-ranked rookies is a must-win for the European champions. Injury issues have also scuppered their build-up but captain Millie Bright has been declared fit after knee surgery.
Alessia Russo has got the nod to start up front. England have never won the World Cup but their Euros success has upped the expectations of an historic run Down Under and winning Group D is a first step on that march, with Denmark and China to come. Follow England vs Haiti LIVE via Standard Sport’s matchday blog below, with Simon Collings on hand to provide expert analysis from the ground!
Live updates
Lots of England fans out in Brisbane
England vs Haiti: Match preview
We’re just over ten minutes away from kick-off in Australia so there’s time to get your eye in on the Lionesses with Simon’s match preview.
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Rachel Yankey column
Standard Sport have England legend Rachel Yankey on hand for some expert analysis during the Women’s World Cup.
In her first column, she makes the case for Bethany England to play a big role.
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Simon Collings in Brisbane
England finishing their warm-up with the starting XI doing sprints through a the subs, who are clapping and cheering them. Atmosphere building in here nicely.
Beth Mead interview
England hero Beth Mead may not be at the Women’s World Cup but she spoke to our reporter Dom Smith in the week about how she’s made peace with her injury absence.
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Beth Mead is absent from the World Cup due to a serious knee injury, but the Euro 2022 player of the tournament insists she is England’s number one cheerleader
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Japan have racked up the biggest scoreline of the Women’s World Cup so far, putting five goals past Zambia.
Get to know Haiti
You can’t be forgiven for not being much of an expert on the Caribbean nation ahead of their first-ever Women’s World Cup campaign.
Luckily, Simon is on hand to bring you all you need to know on today’s opponents.
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Sarina Wiegman on her starting line-up
“It was really hard as we have three good centre forwards in our squad, we made very hard decisions.
“You make up your mind at the end but it gave us headaches.”
