Sarina Wiegman’s England squad have continued their preparations with two days to go until the opening match of their Women’s World Cup campaign against Haiti.
The Lionesses have been building up to the Group D fixture at their Spencer Park Training base in Brisbane, which is normally the home of Brisbane City FC.
Mary Earps, Lucy Bronze and Alessia Russo were among the England Stars Pictured during a gym session, as the European champions put their finishing touches to their preparations.
The England squad appeared in high spirits as the anticipation builds towards their first match of the tournament.
England continued their preparations ahead of their Women’s World Cup opener with Haiti
Goalkeeper Mary Earps was among the England stars pictured during a gym session
Alessia Russo will hope she has done enough to earn a starting berth up front on Saturday
Goalkeepers Earps, Ellie Roebuck and Hannah Hampton also underwent drills at the training base.
Wiegman presided over a one of the final training sessions before the England’s campaign gets underway, with the Dutch coach having have several major decisions to make ahead of the match against Haiti.
Wiegman is hopeful that stand-in captain Millie Bright will be fit in time after making her long-awaited return from injury in a warm-up game against Canada last week.
The England boss will also have to decide whether Russo or Rachel Daly starts up front, with Ellen White having retired following last summer’s Euros triumph.
Russo had been used as a super sub during the tournament, while Daly enjoyed a superb season at club level with Aston Villa.
The Lionesses have insisted ahead of the tournament that their bonuses row with the Football Assocation will not impact their performances, after confirming on Tuesday that they had paused discussions with the governing body.
Talks with the FA broke down over the governing body paying players extra money on top of what they will receive from FIFA for taking part in the tournament before the squad flew out to Australia.
Lucy Bronze will be among the experienced players England will turn to during the World Cup
Boss Sarina Wiegman oversaw one of the final training sessions before the opening match
Wiegman will hope centre back Millie Bright, left, will be fit to start England’s opening match
The England squad were put through their paces at the Spencer Park training base in Brisbane
Goalkeepers Ellie Roebuck, left, and Mary Earps, right, were put through a series of drills
England open their World Cup campaign against Haiti on Saturday at the Brisbane Football Stadium.
The European champions will then head down to Sydney where they’ll take on Denmark at the Allianz Stadium on July 28.
Wiegman’s side wrap up their group stage campaign against China in Adelaide on August 1.
