As expected, Wiegman has named Leah Williamson and Millie Bright together for the first time in an England side since February 2023 and makes four changes from the Republic of Ireland game. Ella Toone is picked over Fran Kirby, Grace Clinton has been given the number 10 role while Beth Mead gets the nod over Chloe Kelly. It’s a strong looking side on paper, but then again, France’s team isn’t too bad either.
England XI: Earps, Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Carter, Walsh, Stanway, Toone, Mead, Russo, Hemp.
Subs: Greenwood, Hampton, Kirby, Naz, Kelly, Beever-Jones, Clinton, Le Tissier, Park, Keating, Morgan, Turner.
France, meanwhile, make three changes from their last game out against Sweden. Les Bleues have opted for a three-pronged attack in the form of Paris St-Germain’s Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Lyon duo Kadidiatou Diani and Delphine Cascarino, which could cause England all sorts of issues. Wendie Renard, France’s towering centre-back, captains the side and is one of several Lyon players in the squad who will want to pick themselves up following their Champions League final defeat to Barcelona last weekend.
France XI: Peyraud-Magnin, De Almeida, Lakrar, Renard, Bacha, Toletti, Karchaoui, Dali, Diani, Katoto, D Cascarino.
Subs: Durand, Picaud, Perisset, E Cascarino, Samoura, Geyoro, Henry, Le Garrec, Baltimore, Benyahia, Dufour, Ribadeira.
