England Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Who is Sarina Wiegman taking to Australia & New Zealand?

Mary Earps is England's No.1 goalkeeper and it is unlikely that will change before this summer's World Cup.

Ellie Roebuck will be Earps' back up while Aston Villa's Hannah Hampton has beaten out competition from Emily Ramsey to claim the third spot.

Despite being part of the Euros squad last summer, Hampton missed out on several squads during the 2022-23 season, with Wiegman citing "personal issues" as the reason. However, she returned in April and kept her place when the final World Cup squad was announced in late May.

England were dealt an absolutely massive blow heading into the World Cup when captain Leah Williamson was ruled out with an ACL injury in April.

It is likely to mean that Alex Greenwood slots in at centre-back alongside Millie Bright, who takes the armband. Lucy Bronze will start on the right, while the versatile trio of Jess Carter, Esme Morgan and Niamh Charles compete for the left-back role.

Lotte Wubben-Moy will provide cover in the centre-back positions, with Carter and Morgan also capable of playing in the heart of defence.

Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone will make up Wiegman's first choice midfield this summer, with Fran Kirby unfortunately ruled out of the tournament through injury.

The midfield group is then completed by three players who did not go to the Euros last summer. Jordan Nobbs is in, a January switch to Aston Villa paying dividends, while Manchester United captain Katie Zelem and Manchester City star Laura Coombs both get ready for their first major tournaments.

Coombs won her first call-up since late 2020, and her first cap in eight years, back in February.

There's a lot of competition for the starting centre forward role in this squad, with Alessia Russo, Rachel Daly and Beth England all set to battle for the position.

Russo has been the Lionesses' first choice since last summer but both Daly and England have shown incredible form this past season. Daly netted 22 goals in 22 Women's Super League games to equal Vivianne Miedema's record and win the Golden Boot. England, meanwhile, scored 12 in 12 after a January switch to Tottenham, giving her a surprising but well-deserved call-up for the World Cup.

There are plenty of options out wide, too. Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp are likely to be the wingers in Wiegman's starting XI, but Lauren James and Katie Robinson will both work hard to give the coach a real selection headache.

A 4-3-3 system should be what Wiegman sets up this England team in.

Earps will be between the sticks, with Bright and Greenwood the centre-back pairing in front of her.

At right-back will be Bronze, with the left-back spot certainly up for grabs. It looks likely that Carter will get the nod there. Walsh and Stanway will feature in midfield, with Toone making up the trio.

Kelly and Hemp are expected to be the first choice wingers, with Wiegman to stick with Russo through the middle.

England XI (4-3-3): Earps; Bronze, Bright, Greenwood, Carter; Walsh, Stanway, Toone; Kelly, Russo, Hemp.

England also have a three-player standby list for the tournament: Maya Le Tissier, Emily Ramsey and Lucy Staniforth. All three will be training with the group ahead of the World Cup. Staniforth and Le Tissier will also travel with the squad to Australia ahead and remain there until the Lionesses' opener against Haiti on July 22.

There are a number of absences for England this summer, including the Player of the tournament and Golden Boot winner at the Euros, Beth Mead. The Arsenal star suffered a devastating ACL injury back in November and didn't have a chance of making the World Cup squad as a result.

Leah Williamson, the England captain, suffered the same cruel injury in mid-April. She will be difficult to replace both in terms of her leadership role and her quality on the pitch.

The Lionesses will also be without Fran Kirby, the Chelsea star announcing in May that she would be missing the tournament due to a knee injury. It's an issue she picked up in early February and, after a series of injections and patience from the club, will undergo surgery to solve.

Sandy MacIver was added to the injury list in late May due to a groin injury, while Jess Park had to be removed from the standby list in late June because of a shoulder injury that she sustained at the end of the season.