Can England win the SheBelieves Cup?

Phil Neville’s side face USA in their opening game

England Women kick-off their defence of the SheBelievesCup in the early hours of Friday morning with a tough test against the USA.

It will be the first meetingbetween the two teams since the USA won 2-1 in last summer’s World Cupsemi-final.

USA Women vs England Women Match Odds

The USA are clear 4/9favourites, with England at 11/2. The draw is going for 14/5.

Carli Lloyd and Lynn Williamsare joint 7/2 favourites to score the opening goal. Ballon d’Or winner MeganRapinoe is 6/4 to net anytime.

Bethany England and EllenWhite are both 15/2 to score the first goal for England, with Englandtheir likeliest anytime scorer at 3/1.

But England come into the tournament on the back of a toughrun of results. They’ve only won two of their seven games since the World Cup.

Phil Neville will know results have to improve. But he’salso taking a long-term view with his squad selection this month.

He’s called up several promising young players, despitetheir lack of international experience, with a view to bedding them in ahead ofnext summer’s European Championships on home soil. There’s also still plenty ofproven quality, including Nikita Parris, Toni Duggan and Jill Scott.