SheBelieves Cup: England pitted against Brazil, Japan face USA

Phil Neville's 'Lionesses' have been pitted against the Women's Copa America champions and their talismanic captain Marta in this year's SheBelieves Cup. 

In the other first round fixture, the United States will face off against Japan, in a clash of former Women's World Cup champions. 

The round-robin style tournament will be hosted in the United States, as all four teams will look to use the competitive fixtures to form part of their World Cup preparations for next summer. 

After facing Brazil on 27th February, England will move on to Nashville to play the hosts on 2nd March, before finishing their participation against Japan on March 5th.

England came second in the 2018 edition of the tournament during Phil Neville's initial few matches in charge of the side.

Now, a year on, the England manager will use the matches to gauge his side's progress ahead of next summer's World Cup finals in France. 

The 'Lionesses' will head into the finals next summer looking to better their 3rd place finish under previous coach Mark Sampson, in Canada in 2015. 

 

December 6, 2018