2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 England v Nigeria: Live stream, where and how to watch

The English women’s team is all set to face the Nigerian Women’s team for the Round of 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The tournament commenced on 20th July. The group stages ended on 3rd July with South Korea and Germany playing out a 1-1 draw. Three Round of 16 games have already been played with Spain beating Switzerland 5-1, Japan beating Norway 3-1 and Netherlands beating South Africa 2-0.

England is all set to face Nigeria tomorrow. The Lionesses finished top of Group D which had Denmark, China, and Haiti. Nigeria finished second in Group B with Australia topping the table. Canada and the Republic of Ireland were knocked out.

While Nigeria won just one out of their three games, drawing the other two, England won all of their games. Now they have drawn each other in a match that promises to be full of surprises and excitement.

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England and Nigeria in the World Cup so far

England remained undefeated in the group stages. Winning 1-0 against Haiti in their first game. Defeating Denmark with an early goal from Lauren James, sister of Chelsea right-back Reece James. Lastly, thrashing China 6-1 in their last match of the group stages. Many fans started to question the team’s style of play, calling it mediocre. While some even called it boring to watch, since they were just able to drag out 1-0 victories in their first two games. Coach Sarina Wiegman, who is still undefeated in her stint as the coach of the Lionesses, decided to make some changes before the China game.

James was pushed into the Attacking midfielder role with Alessia Russo and Lauren Hemp acting as the two forwards. Surprisingly, this strengthened the team as China couldn’t cope with them. They ended up winning the game 6-1 with a brace from Lauren James. England, who are currently the champions of Europe after winning the UEFA Women’s Euros 2022 will go with huge confidence in the R-16 games because of the momentum they have.

On the other hand, Nigeria were drawn into arguably the toughest group in the competition. Consisting of the likes of Canada- who won the gold medal in the Olympics-, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland. While they managed to restrict the Canadians in a 0-0 stalemate in their first game. The Super Falcons shocked the co-hosts of the tournament, Australia, after winning 3-2 against them to qualify for the knockout stages.

Though they finished in second place in the group, after playing out another goalless draw with the Republic of Ireland. The team will now be hoping to win their first-ever match in the Round of 16. They are in a five-game unbeaten run and could certainly foil England’s chances.

Predicted line Up

After the impressive win against China, England are expected to field the same lineup for the match against Nigeria. The formation for the last game was 3-4-1-2, and seems to remain the same. Jess Carter, Millie Bright, and Alex Greenwood will start in the defense. However, all eyes will be on Lauren James who is in sublime form.

Though Nigerians will welcome back, Deborah Abioudin after serving her suspension from being sent off in the first game. But the lineup is set to remain unchanged with Abioudin most probably being kept on the bench. Asisat Oshoala will be the striker. She plays for Barcelona and scored a goal against Australia.

England’s predicted line-up:

Mary Earps, Jess Carter, Millie Bright, Alex Greenwood, Lucy Bronze, Katie Zelem, Georgia Stanway, Rachel Daly, Lauren James, Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp

Nigeria’s predicted line-up:

Chiamaka Nnadozie, Michelle Alozie, Osinachi Ohale, Oluwatusi Demehin, Ashleigh Plumptre, Christy Ucheibe, Halimatu Ayinde, Rasheedat Ajibade, Toni Payne, Uchenna Kanu, Asisat Oshoala

When and Where to Watch?

The match between England and Nigeria is set to take place on Monday 7th August, in Brisbane, Australia. It will be held in the Suncorp Stadium. The match’s scheduled kick-off times according to the different time zones are: 5:30 PM (AEST), 3:30 AM (ET), 8:30 AM (GMT) and 1:00 PM (IST)

Here are the ways you can watch the match:

• DD Sports
• Fancode
• Star Sports Select 1

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