England vs Brazil LIVE: Lionesses play Copa America winners in inaugural women’s Finalissima at Wembley – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

England will be looking to claim more silverware when they take on Brazil in the inaugural women’s Finalissima match tonight.

The Lionesses made history last summer, ending 56 years of hurt by winning their first major tournament with a 2-1 Euro 2022 final victory over Germany.

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Goals from Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly secured a thrilling extra-time victory to bring football home for the first time since the 1966 World Cup.

As an added reward, England will now be involved in the inaugural women’s Finalissima match.

Sarina Wiegman’s side booked a date with Brazil, who secured glory last summer as well by edging out Colombia 1-0 to claim their fourth straight Copa America title.

The two countries have previously met three times at senior women's international level, with England winning the first two meetings but Brazil have the most recent bragging rights.

England vs Brazil: How to follow

Finalissima will take place on Thursday, April 6.

Kick-off at a sold-out Wembley Stadium is scheduled for 7:45pm.

The match will be broadcast live on ITV1 with coverage beginning at 7:30pm. 

talkSPORT will have updates throughout the evening.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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England vs Brazil: Squads and team news

Arsenal defender Lotte Wubben-Moy was called up to replace Chelsea defender Millie Bright after she withdrew due to injury.

Manchester City goalkeeper Sandy MacIver has also dropped out of the squad.

Brazil will be without veteran Marta, who has picked up a fresh thigh issue after recently returning from 11 months out, with Duda Santos of Palmeiras coming in.

England

• Goalkeepers: Mary Earps (Manchester United), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City), Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa)
• Defenders: Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Lucy Bronze (Barcelona), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Rachel Daly (Aston Villa), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lucy Parker (West Ham)
• Midfielders: Laura Coombs (Liverpool), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Keira Walsh (Barcelona), Jessica Park (Everton)
• Forwards: Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Jessica Park (Everton), Katie Robinson (Brighton), Alessia Russo (Manchester United)

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England vs Brazil: What has been said?

Wiegman said: “We are getting closer to the World Cup and I can’t think of two better games to assess our progress.

"After these games, there will be less than three months until we fly to the tournament and we must make every second on and off the pitch count.

“For us as a technical staff this will be the last chance to see the players within our England environment before we come together for the final preparation phase in June. And these two matches will be two real tests to see where we are at.

“This is a major new trophy and to compete for it at a sold-out Wembley is another special moment, both for us as a team but also for our fans.

“We will never take these occasions for granted and I want to see how we perform against two teams that will be hoping to challenge for the World Cup.”