England will take on Portugal on July 1 in their final game on home soil before this summer’s Women’s World Cup.
The game is taking place in Milton Keynes at Stadium:MK, kicking off at 3.15pm, and will be broadcast live on ITV1.
Once in Australia, the Lionesses will have a training camp and face Canada in a behind-closed-doors match on July 14. England will then kick off their World Cup campaign against Haiti on July 22 in Brisbane.
There had been uncertainty around this warm-up match with Portugal as England had not confirmed when their pre-World Cup training camp will start.
England boss Sarina Wiegman wanted to start on June 19, but the European Club Association had set a timeframe of June 23-28 for players’ release from clubs.
It has now been confirmed, though, that England have agreed with clubs to start on June 19 and as a result their farewell game in Milton Keynes is going ahead.
Wiegman said: “I am really pleased to have a competitive game for our last home fixture. We had two big games in April against Brazil and Australia where we learned so much.
“This will be another challenging match against a team that have performed well and are going to their first World Cup.
“Portugal will also want to show they can be a threat to teams in Australia, and they have very technical players with good ability. For us, it will be important to come together again as a team after the end of the club season and feel the support of our fans.
“We will do our best to give them a good performance. It will only be three weeks until our opening World Cup game so it will be such an important moment in our preparation.”
An FA statement on the start of the training camp read: “We are grateful for the mutual understanding of the clubs, as we have collectively worked towards a solution with the wellbeing of players at the heart.
“All parties recognise we are not only preparing them to be fresh and fit for the intensity of a World Cup, but that a thorough preparation phase, including vital downtime with family and friends, will also benefit the players after the finals.
“We look forward to welcoming them to St. George's Park when they return from a well-earned rest.
“In the meantime, it is important the whole game comes together to address and solve the wider issues of the fixture calendar.”
