Football Ferns to play England in lead-up to Fifa Women's World CupHAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY IMAGES Football Ferns defender Meikayla Moore, right, celebrates after scoring against Japan last year. The Football Ferns will meet the highly-ranked England six days out from the Women's World Cup. One day after announcing dual friendlies against Norway on April 5 and 9, New Zealand Football has confirmed the Football Ferns will also play England in Brighton on June 1. "We are really pleased with the quality of opposition we have confirmed for our build-up to the World Cup," Sermanni said. The Football Ferns will also play Australia, Argentina and South Korea at the Cup of Nations, which begins later this month, while they have also secured a clash with the United States in May.

Source: Stuff February 05, 2019 17:37 UTC