England, the reigning champions, face France, who have never won a major international tournament, in the final game of the first wave of matches. Historically, France leads head-to-head match-ups with five victories against England's two. However, both teams recently exchanged victories in their qualifying matches. France is currently on an eight-game winning streak, while England has shown inconsistency in their previous matches. Yet, England achieved a notable victory against the world champions this year and has had impressive scoring performances in recent games.
The champions England begin the defence of their title against France, fourth favourites to lift the trophy and the biggest nation in this tournament never to win a major international prize.
France have the overall upper hand in the head-to-head, with five wins from ten meetings to England's two.
France are on an eight-game winning streak, while the Lionesses have been inconsistent of late, defeated by Belgium and Spain in recent Nations League matches.
Sarina Wiegman's women can also boast a victory over the world champions this year, and they've recently put five past Belgium, six past Portugal, and seven past Jamaica.
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