China, Denmark, England, Haiti: A guide to Group D at 2023 Women's World Cup

The 2023 Women's World Cup is taking place in Australia and New Zealand between 20 July and 20 August. Euro 2022 champions England are in Group D, along with previous runners-up China, Denmark, and debutants Haiti. BBC Sport takes a closer look at those teams.

Manager: Shui Qingxia, 56, competed in two Olympic Games with China as a player, winning silver at Atlanta 1996 to add to the five Asian Cup successes she was a part of. She played in the first two Women's World Cups and is China's first female head coach. She took over in 2021 after a hugely disappointing Olympic Games for China in 2021 - which included an 8-2 thrashing by the Netherlands - and they have improved since. Within three months she led them to the Asian Cup title which secured their qualification for the World Cup.

Star player: Racing Louisville winger Wang Shuang, 28, has more than 100 caps for China and has played a key role in recent success. She scored five goals in the 2022 Asian Cup to help China win the title, as well as scoring four in one game against Zambia at the Olympics in 2021.

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Manager: Lars Sondergaard, 64, has spent all of his managerial career in Austria and Denmark, beginning with a youth team based in Aalborg. He took over the Denmark national team after Euro 2017 and was handed a new contract three years later despite failing to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. His side did not progress from a tough Euro 2022 group which included , Spain and Finland.

Star player: Pernille Harder, 30, became the world's most expensive female footballer when she moved from Wolfsburg to Chelsea in 2020. She was named Uefa player of the year in 2018 and 2020 and has played in two Champions League finals. She has also been named Denmark's player of the year seven times and was part of the squad that reached the Euro 2017 final. Off the pitch Harder voices for equality alongside partner and Bayern Munich team-mate Magdalena Eriksson.

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Manager: Dutchwoman Sarina Wiegman, 53, led the Netherlands to Euro 2017 glory on home soil before doing the same with England last year, while sandwiched in-between was a run to the final of the 2019 World Cup with the Dutch. She also led the Lionesses on a 30-game unbeaten run - going a full calendar year without a loss in 2022 - before their defeat by Australia in April. As a player she became the first player to represent the Netherlands 100 times and she was a school teacher before moving into full-time coaching.

Star player: Barcelona midfielder Keira Walsh, 26, was the subject of a world-record transfer following her performances at Euro 2022, including a player of the match performance in the final, and is widely regarded as one of the best in her position. She left Manchester City after eight years to help the Spanish giants win the Champions League and defend their league title this season.

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