China vs England

Tuesday's match between England Women and China PR Women will conclude the group stage of the Women's World Cup 2023 at the Hindmarsh Stadium.

The Lionesses are now in first place and are close to advancing to the round of 16, while China is also aiming to secure their spot in the knockout stages.

In each of its seven appearances at the Women's World Cup, China has advanced to the knockout rounds, but they still have work to do to keep that record intact.

After losing to Denmark 1-0 to start their campaign, they suffered a further defeat when Zhang Rui was dismissed against Haiti in the first half.

Wang Shuang's 74th-minute penalty allowed China to secure three critical points despite playing for more than 60 minutes with just 10 players.

The 2022 Asian Cup champions are currently in third place going into the last matchday, but they are tied with Denmark in terms of points, goal differential, and goals scored.

China will try to achieve consecutive victories in a Women's World Cup for the first time since 1999 because they understand that a win will offer them the best opportunity of progressing to the knockout stages.

After earning all possible points in their first two games, England is on the verge of continuing its perfect track record of making it to the World Cup knockout stages.

The Lionesses defeated Haiti 1-0 on Matchday One thanks to Georgia Stanway's penalty, and Sarina Wiegman's team repeated the result against Denmark on Friday.

An incredible long-range effort from Chelsea's Lauren James gave England the lead in the first half, which was going according to plan until Kiera Walsh needed to be carried off due to a knee injury.

Amalie Vangsgaard's shot off the woodwork in the second half gave Denmark a chance to tie the score, but England held on to win their eighth straight game in the Women's World Cup group stage.