Japan vs England
Fifa Women's World Cup 2019
Venue: Allianz Riviera, Nice
Date: Tuesday, 19 June
Kick-off time: 8pm BST
England Women are back in action on Wednesday night as they contest their third and final group game against Japan.
Phil Neville's side are already through to the round of 16 after opening up their tournament with a 2-1 victory over Scotland in Nice and then beating Argentina 1-0 in Le Havre.
Despite already securing qualification to the knockout round of the World Cup, the Lionesses will still be keen to finish top of Group D - which they can do if they overcome second-placed Japan, who are also through the next round.
Japan drew 0-0 with Argentina in their first game before narrowly beating Scotland 2-1. However, the team will know that victory over England on Wednesday night will see them replace the Lionesses at the top of Group D.
England team news
Japan Ladies: Yamashita, Shimizu, Kumagai, Ichise, Samashima, Kobayashi, Nakajima, Sugita, Endo, Yokoyama, Iwabuchi
Subs: Ikeda, Utsugi, Sugasawa, Sakaguchi, Minami, Takarada, Hasegawa, Momiki, Miyagawa, Miura, Miyake, Hirao
England Ladies: Bardsley, Bronze, Houghton, Bright, Stokes, Scott, Walsh, Stanway, Daly, White, Duggan
Subs: Telford, Greenwood, Parris, Taylor, Kirby, Williamson, McManus, Moore, Carney, Mead, Staniforth, Earps
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Prediction: Japan 1-2 England
The last time these two sides met in the World Cup was four years ago when Laura Bassett's own goal condemned the Lionesses to a cruel semi-final elimination.
Japan went on to finish runners-up that year, but their side this summer is much more different to the one of four years ago and, notably, is much younger. Japan now see themselves ranked seventh in the world while England are third.
Neville is expected to make a few changes to the team that beat Argentina but, even so, the Lionesses will still be favourites to win on Wednesday night - especially given England beat Japan 3-0 the last time they met at the SheBelieves Cup in March.
