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Beth Lindop

England could have just dropped World Cup squad numbers hint in Portugal clash

It's exactly three weeks until England's Women's World Cup campaign gets underway, with the Lionesses set to take on Haiti in Brisbane on July 22.

While anticipation is building for this summer's showpiece tournament, fans are still none the wiser as to which number each player will be wearing on the back of their shirt. Sarina Wiegman announced her 23-player squad in May and, although England's World Cup kits have been on sale since the start of June, the FA have yet to formally announce squad numbers for the tournament.

Last year, England's EURO 2022 squad numbers were confirmed just 10 days before the tournament got underway. And, while an update posted on the Lionesses' official Twitter account on June 5 revealed World Cup squad numbers squad would be officially released on FA channels closer to the tournament, Saturday's clash with Portugal might just have offered up some clues.

Sarina Wiegman's side are taking on Portugal in a bid to be as prepared as possible for a busy couple of months. Ahead of flying out to Australia on July 5, England are hosting Francisco Neto's side - who are competing at their first ever World Cup this summer - at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes.

More than 30,000 fans have packed out the venue to take in the Lionesses' last game on home soil before their trip down under and, while there has been no official confirmation from the FA, its possible that the squad numbers worn against Portugal could be the same as those worn at the World Cup.

With that in mind, Mirror Football takes a look at which squad number each player is wearing during the send-off match in Milton Keynes...

1 - Mary Earps

2 - Lucy Bronze

3 - Niamh Charles

4 - Keira Walsh

5 - Alex Greenwood

7 - Lauren James

8 - Georgia Stanway

9 - Rachel Daly

10 - Ella Toone

11 - Lauren Hemp

13 - Hannah Hampton

14 - Lotte Wubben-Moy

15 - Esme Morgan

16 - Jess Carter

17 - Laura Coombs

18 - Chloe Kelly

20 - Katie Zelem

21 - Ellie Roebuck

22 - Katie Robinson

23 - Alessia Russo

24 - Maya Le Tissier

25 - Lucy Staniforth

29 - Bethany England

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