England to play four warm up matches before Women’s World Cup

England will play four matches at different venues around the country as preparation for the Women’s World Cup in June.

The Lionesses will face Canada, Spain, Denmark and New Zealand in ‘The Road to France Series’ as they prepare to improve on their third-placed finish at the 2015 World Cup.

Later this month, they will compete in the SheBelieves Cup against the USA, Brazil and Japan.

Phil Neville’s side are in a group with Scotland, Argentina and Japan for the World Cup group stage.

The England manager said:

“This is a huge year for my players and staff, and we are raring to go. The World Cup is firmly in sight now and I’m really happy with this group of fixtures to complement the games that we have played in recent months, plus the ones to come at SheBelieves.

“It’s great that we can visit four different parts of the country and I have no doubt the players will get fantastic support as ever.

“We will certainly hit the ground running when we get to France.

“Every single day spent working at St George’s Park is with the World Cup in mind, and we are going to France with the aim of making the country proud.”

The warm-up matches will take place in Manchester, Swindon, Walsall and Brighton.

England will host Canada on Friday 5 April at Manchester City’s Academy Stadium and Spain at Swindon Town on Tuesday 9 April before taking on Denmark at Walsall on Saturday 25 May and New Zealand on Saturday 1 June at Brighton’s Amex Stadium.

Tickets for all four games are on sale now and priced at just £10 for adults and £1 for concessions. Tickets are reduced to £7,50 if bought before Thursday 28 February (Canada & Spain) and Sunday 10 March (Denmark & New Zealand).