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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MARCH 05:  Steph Houghton and Carly Telford of England celebrate victory after the 2019 SheBelieves Cup  match between England and Japan at Raymond James Stadium on March 05, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - MARCH 05: Steph Houghton and Carly Telford of England celebrate victory after the 2019 SheBelieves Cup match between England and Japan at Raymond James Stadium on March 05, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

England vs. Scotland: Odds, Live Stream, TV Info for Women's World Cup 2019

Gianni VerschuerenJun 7, 2019

England and Scotland will renew their rivalry on Sunday in each side's opening match of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Lionesses are among the favourites for the title, and Oddschecker shows bookmakers have handed them 2-9 odds to win this match. Scotland come in at 12-1, while a draw sports odds of 19-4.

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Kick-off will be at 5 p.m. BST/12 p.m. ET, with TV coverage available via BBC One (UK) and Fox (U.S.).

England enter the tournament as the third-ranked team in the world, trailing only the world champion United States and European powerhouse Germany. The Scots are ranked 20th, behind Japan (seventh) but well ahead of Argentina (37th), the other teams in Group D.

On paper, England and Japan are the clear favourites for the two top spots. The Three Lions announced their arrival on the big stage with a third-placed finish four years ago and made it to the Euro 2017 semi-finals, losing to the hosts and eventual champions the Netherlands.

Japan were champions in 2011 and runners-up in 2015. While they tend to play inconsistent football in between major tournaments, they always seem to rise to the occasion on the biggest stage.

Scotland are set to play in their first-ever World Cup, but they have plenty of reasons to believe they can make it out of the group stage. The side dominated their qualifying group, winning seven of eight matches, and they have put together several promising performances with their youth sides the past few years.

Rising stars like Caroline Weir and Erin Cuthbert ply their trade for top clubs in England, playing for Manchester City and Chelsea, respectively. The 23-year-old Weir, in particular, will be one to keep an eye on:

England have the edge in overall squad talent, however, with several Manchester City and Arsenal stars and two members of Lyon's dominant squad, Lucy Bronze and Nikita Parris.

Arsenal and City were the two top teams in the Women's Super League this year, while Lyon have dominated women's football for years, winning their fourth straight Champions League with a 4-1 battering of Barcelona in May:

England were unbeaten in the SheBelieves Cup, with wins against Brazil and Japan and a draw against the United States. That was good enough to win the tournament, the Lionesses' first such triumph.

Prediction: England hold off Scotland, win 2-0

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