Is England v France on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Lionesses
In one of the matches of the whole group stage, the Lionesses begin their quest to retain European Championship title against a dangerous Les Bleues side packed with attacking talent.
And with the Netherlands and Wales completing the 'group of death', the pressure will be on both England and France from the start as they look to safely progress to the quarter-finals.
Sarina Wiegman 's side won the Euros three years ago before reaching the World Cup final in 2023, and have set themselves the challenge of defending their European crown this month.
When is England v France?
The match takes place on Saturday 5 July, with kick-off at 8pm BST (UK time) in Zurich.
What TV channel is it on?
England v France will be shown on ITV 1 and ITV X, with coverage getting underway from 7pm.
What is the England team news?
Lauren James made her return from injury in England's 7-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday, playing the final half hour in the send-off friendly. Sarina Wiegman said the Chelsea star 'can play more than that' against France.
'I'm not going to give you the line-up, but she played 30 minutes last week, so she can play more than that, so I think that will say enough,' Wiegman said, perhaps suggesting that James will start England's opener in place of Ella Toone.
Wiegman's other selection decisions comes at left back but Jess Carter impressed in the win over Jamaica, so may have done enough to keep her place.
Euros winners Mary Earps and Fran Kirby announced their retirements before the Euros, while vice-captain Millie Bright made herself unavailable for selection and subsequently underwent knee surgery, so is missing from the tournament.
What is the France team news?
France head coach Laurent Bonadei made the bold call of dropping captain Wendie Renard, all-time top goalscorer Eugenie Le Sommer and Kenza Dali from his Euros squad, explaining: 'As Einstein said: 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.' I want different results for this team so I have gone with a different selection.'
The player named as captain in place in Renard, centre-back Griedge Mbock, has also been ruled out due to injury. Still, France still have a very talented team, especially in forwards Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Chelsea's Sandy Baltimore.
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