Fifa Women's World Cup: USA and Netherlands play out entertaining draw

1. FT: United States 1-1 Netherlands - Roord's low strike gave Dutch lead against run of play; Horan headed in equaliser from corner
2. USA top Group E on four points - same number as Netherlands who trail on goal difference
3. Match was repeat of 2019 World Cup final which was won by USA
4. Portugal and Vietnam, who are also in Group E, play their second group game later (08:30 BST).

Having a whale of a time

Neil Johnston

BBC Sport at Wellington Regional Stadium

This game is taking place at the Wellington Regional Stadium - a waterfront site in the heart of New Zealand's capital.

The record attendance here was not for a football match but a rugby union fixture between the All Blacks and a British and Irish Lions XI when 39,000 packed the ground in 2005.

The United States are big news here but there is something else making the headlines on the local TV networks.

A southern right whale has been spotted in Wellington's harbour and "left onlookers amazed as it swam through the water", according to reports. It has drawn dozens of onlookers hoping to catch a glimpse of the giant mammal.

TEAM NEWS

Nice and easy when it comes to the United States team news. They're unchanged from the side that created 28 chances against Vietnam, scored three goals and missed one penalty.

Four of the XI - Alyssa Naeher, Crystal Dunn, Julie Ertz and Alex Morgan - started the final in Lyon four years ago.

United States XI: Naeher; Dunn, Girma, Ertz, Fox; Horan, Sullivan, DeMelo; Smith, Morgan, Rodman

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One change for the Netherlands from the side that narrowly edged past Portugal last weekend.

Everton forward Katja Snoeijs comes in for Lineth Beerensteyn.

There are several players who started in the 2019 final including Stefanie van der Gragt, Jackie Groenen and Sherida Spitse.

Netherlands XI: Van Domselaar; Janssen, Van der Gragt, Spitse; Groenen; Brugts, Van de Donk, Roord, Pelova; Martens, Snoeijs

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This is it. The game you all marked on your calendars as soon as the draw was made last year. The stand-out fixture from the 2023 World Cup group stage.

Reigning champions United States take on 2019 runners-up Netherlands in Group E, and we'll have full live coverage both on TV (click the play button on the top of this page if you're in the UK) and in this live text.

Thank you for joining us - especially if you're staying up very late back in Blighty.

Four years ago...

The 2019 Fifa Women's World Cup final...

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...we saw joy...

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...we saw despair...

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...and now, four years later, they meet again. In the group stage.