Japan vs England LIVE
2019 Fifa Women's World Cup
Venue: Allianz Riviera, Nice
Date: Tuesday, 19 June
Kick-off time: 8pm BST, tonight
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
England Women are back in action tonight as they contest their third and final World Cup 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 for the knockout rounds, 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.
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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
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 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.
TV channel and live stream information
BBC Sport has live coverage of every match on television, via the red button and through the BBC Sport website.
The competition’s opener will be broadcast live on BBC One with coverage beginning from 7:30pm.
