England Women Face Tough World Cup Warm-Ups

Last updated : 09 December 2018 By Three Lions

Phil Neville's side will again take part in the SheBelieves Cup in early 2019 alongside fellow World Cup finalists the USA, Brazil and Japan.

The matches will take place across the USA in late February and early March and will feature a quartet of countries who will all be expected to reach the latter stages of France 2019.

The Lionesses will play Brazil in Philadelphia on Wednesday 27 February 2019, followed by a meeting with USA in Nashville three days later and then Japan in Tampa on Tuesday 5 March 2019.

This coming Saturday will see Neville's side learn their group stage opponents in the World Cup when the draw is made in Paris.

24 teams will be drawn into six groups of four for the opening stage of the competition.

Update - The World Cup draw has pitted England against Scotland in their opening fixture on 9 June, in Nice, followed by Argentina and Japan.