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Lionesses · FIFA Women's World Cup · Group stage

China
v England⁠

1–6

Full time

China v England finished 1–6.

China
Shuang 57' pen
Date
Tuesday 1 August 2023 · Lionesses in 2023
Kick-off
12:00 UK
Venue
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

Lionesses Formation 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Substitutes

China Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Yuri Zhuravlev GK
  • No. 2, Li Mengwen RB Off in the 75'
  • No. 11, Wang Shanshan CB
  • No. 8, Yao Wei CB
  • No. 15, Chen Qiaozhu LB
  • No. 17, Wu Chengshu RM Off in the 90+3'
  • No. 16, Yao Lingwei CM Off in the 90+3'
  • No. 13, Yang Lina CM
  • No. 19, Zhang Linyan LM
  • No. 7, Wang Shuang FW Off in the 75'
  • No. 14, Lou Jiahui FW Off in the 90+11'

Substitutes

  • No. 5, Wu Haiyan On in the 75'
  • No. 21, Gu Yasha On in the 75'
  • No. 3, Dou Jiaxing On in the 90+3'
  • No. 4, Wang Linlin On in the 90+11'
  • No. 9, Shen Mengyu On in the 90+3'
  • No. 6, Zhang Xin (not used)
  • No. 12, Xu Huan (not used)
  • No. 18, Tang Jiali (not used)
  • No. 20, Xiao Yuyi (not used)
  • No. 22, Pan Hongyan (not used)
  • No. 23, Gao Chen (not used)

Referee: Casey Reibelt.

Women's senior internationals · Newest first

The 4 meetings before this one

2005 – 2015

01 23 Oct 2015
Women's International friendly · 2015 Yongchuan Tournament Yongchuan Sports Center, Yongchuan

China 2–1 England England lost

England: Aluko 45+3'

China: Wang Shuang 5', Wang Shuang 45'

Match page: China v England, 23 October 2015

Official meetings since 2005

England v China stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings6In our results database
England wins3England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
China wins2China victories

England have scored 17 goals to China's 6 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Stanway

3 goals against China in matches we hold scorer data for.

China · Fixture leader

2

Wang Shuang

China's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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