England women’s football team will take on Brazil on Wednesday night in Philadelphia for the opening fixture of the SheBelieves Cup, an annual four-team tournament involving the Lionesses, the hosts the United States, Brazil and Japan.
Last year, England finished second in the competition after recording a 4-1 win over France in head coach Phil Neville‘s opening match in the position. They went on to draw 2-2 with Germany and lose 1-0 to the USA in the trophy-deciding match.
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All three matches of the competition will be broadcast on the BBC in the coming days, ahead of the Summer World Cup.
Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament.
Fixtures and TV details
Brazil, Wednesday 27 February
Kick off time: 8.45pm GMT
Location: Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania
TV channel: BBC Four
Odds: Brazil 16-5, Draw 13-5, England 8-11
USA, Saturday 2 March
Kick off time: 9.45pm GMT
Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
TV channel: BBC Two
Odds: USA 1-2, Draw 11-4, England
Japan, Tuesday 5 March
Kick off time: 10pm GMT
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
TV channel: BBC Four
England Squad for SheBelieves Cup
Phil Neville announced the England Women’s squad for the annual SheBelieves Cup in the United States on 19 February.
The 23-player squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers
- Karen Bardsley (Manchester City)
- Mary Earps (Wolfsburg)
- Carly Telford (Chelsea)
Defenders
- Gemma Bonner (Manchester City)
- Lucy Bronze (Lyon)
- Rachel Daly (Houston Dash)
- Alex Greenwood (Manchester United)
- Steph Houghton (Manchester City)
- Abbie McManus (Manchester City)
- Demi Stokes (Manchester City)
- Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
Midfielders
- Karen Carney (Chelsea)
- Isobel Christiansen (Lyon)
- Fran Kirby (Chelsea)
- Jill Scott (Manchester City)
- Lucy Staniforth (Birmingham City)
- Georgia Stanway (Manchester City)
- Keira Walsh (Manchester City)
Forwards
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- Toni Duggan (Barcelona)
- Beth Mead (Arsenal)
- Nikita Parris (Manchester City)
- Jodie Taylor (Seattle Reign)
- Ellen White (Birmingham City)
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