England vs Denmark LIVE: Latest Women’s World Cup updates

The Lionesses have arrived at the Sydney Football Stadium. They kick off against Denmark at 9.30am (UK time) and the line-ups should be dropping in just over 15 minutes time.

Sarina Wiegman has a fully fit squad and the manager has hinted that she will make changes to try and spark the Lionesses into life.

Wiegman, who did not make any changes to her starting line-up during the Euros, could bring in Lauren James and Rachel Daly in attack.

The back-four is likely to remain the same, with Millie Bright partnering Jess Carter and Lucy Bronze and Alex Greenwood at full-back, in front of goalkeeper Mary Earps.

Keira Walsh will shield the back-line alongside Georgia Stanway, England’s goalscorer against Haiti, in midfield. Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp and Chloe Kelly face competition from James, while Daly could be preferred to Alessia Russo.

England continue their Women’s World Cup campaign against Denmark in a crunch Group D clash in Sydney.

The Lionesses got their tournament underway with a narrow 1-0 win against Haiti as Sarina Wiegman said her side lacked “ruthlessness” in front of goal.

Denmark also got off to a winning start as they edged China 1-0, so both teams will be looking for improvement as they target a place in the knockout stages.

England vs Denmark will be shown live on BBC One and on the BBC iPlayer, with coverage starting from 9am.

England’s final group-stage fixture is against China on Tuesday 1 August and will be shown on ITV, with the match starting at 12pm BST.

Should England make it through to the round of 16, their fixture will be shown live on the BBC.

England midfielder Keira Walsh insists the prospect of completing a personal trophy treble with a World Cup win has scarcely crossed her mind.

Walsh followed up England’s Euro 2022 triumph and player-of-the-match honours in that final with a move to Barcelona, with whom she achieved Champions League glory alongside fellow Lioness Lucy Bronze in June.

A first World Cup at the August 20 Sydney final would cap off a phenomenal 13-month run for Rochdale native Walsh, who joined the Spanish side for what was believed to be a world record fee in September.

England boss Sarina Wiegman felt her European champions lacked “ruthlessness” after they eked out a 1-0 victory over debutants Haiti to open their World Cup campaign at Brisbane Stadium.

Wiegman said: “I would say (we were missing) ruthlessness. It’s easy to say”

Denmark’s captain, Pernille Harder, says her team need to enjoy this battle against England and take in the atmosphere of playing in a World Cup.

She said: “We need to enjoy it, we need to enjoy that, use the energy, even if they might not all support us, take the whole event and use it as a positive.

“Put in the extra effort in the field, really enjoy the moment, that’s what we must do. It’s great to be in a World Cup, that’s for sure, and it’s really cool to play all these matches.

“So, you shouldn’t think about the pressure but really just think about how cool it is.”

When England take on Denmark this morning they will have to compete against Pernille Harder. She’s a forward and the captain of the Danes who is well known to the Lionesses as she spent three seasons in the WSL playing for Chelsea.

England defender Lucy Bronze said Harder is “one of the best players in the world” before adding: “Not just for Chelsea, but also when she played for Wolfsburg and also for Denmark.

“She’s a tough player, but equally we’ve got many of those in our England side as well.”

England will have a task on their hands to keep her quiet in front of goal but if they manage it, they’ll have a good chance of winning the game in Sydney.

England’s head coach, Sarina Wiegman wants to stop the comparisons between England’s winning European Championship campaign and the Lionesses run through the World Cup.

She said: “We shouldn’t compare it all the time. We’re in a new situation now, and we have some changes in team dynamics.

“We have our style of playing, we want to develop our style of play every time and we want to score goals. That’s one of the parts, of course.

“And that’s what we’re working on all the time, every day. What do we have (to do) to create chances and score goals? That’s what we talk about all the time too. At the end, we hope that the ball gets into the back of the net.”

England boss Sarina Wiegman declared she is willing to “make changes” as the Lionesses look to secure a second successive World Cup victory against Denmark on Friday.

Wiegman stuck with the same starting XI for every match of England’s triumphant Euro 2022 campaign, but the retirements of striker Ellen White and midfielder Jill Scott alongside injuries to European champions Beth Mead, Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby have left her current 23-woman squad looking significantly different.

The 53-year-old called for more “ruthlessness” from her side following the nervy 1-0 tournament-opening win over Haiti, decided by Georgia Stanway’s retaken penalty despite several missed chances in open play.

Sarina Wiegman has revealed that she is willing to “make changes” as the Lionesses prepare to face Denmark at the Women’s World Cup on Friday, 28 July.

The England boss stuck with the same starting XI for every match of the Lionesses’ triumphant Euro 2022 campaign, but the retirements and injuries have left her current squad looking quite different.