Australia and Nigeria meet in a vital game in Ireland's group at the Women's World Cup, while the reigning champions are also in action on Day 8.
The host nation can book their place in the knock-out phase with a victory over Nigeria, while the African side will be hoping for a result to maintain their push for shock qualification out of the group following Ireland's defeat, which has ruled Vera Pauw's side out of contention.
There is an intriguing encounter in Group E as the holders, the USA, take on the Netherlands, who impressed in their opening game, beating Portugal.
Vietnam and Portugal go head to head in the other Group E encounter with both sides knowing that elimination is on the line having lost their opening games.
The United States and the Netherlands will renew their rivalry in the Women's World Cup when they meet in their second group stage encounter on Thursday, four years after the Americans triumphed over the Oranje in the final to win a fourth crown.
The Dutch may not have their all-time leading goal scorer Vivianne Miedema who is out injured but, compared to the Americans, they have more experience to bank on from the spine of the 2019 team which is largely intact.
But USA head coach Vlatko Andonovski sees things differently.
"Their experience may be an advantage or people may look at it as an advantage. But the unknowns and unpredictability that comes with our squad could be an advantage," Andonovski said.
"Also, the young players that are on the field, they play very freely. They're not stressed."
USA midfielder Rose Lavelle is not dwelling on the past but she also expects a rough outing after the Americans beat the Dutch again, on penalties, in the quarter-finals of the Olympics.
"Every time we play them, it's a very physical, intense match. They're technical, good on set pieces," she said.
Netherlands coach Andries Jonker said they respect but do not fear the American side and expects the contest in Wellington to set an "example of modern women's football" as they battle for top spot in Group E.
"It will be a fight from the first minute until the last," he said.
Portugal play Vietnam in the other Group E encounter which gives the two World Cup debutants their best chance to register a first win.
Vietnam lost their opening game of the tournament as they were beaten by the reigning champions, the USA, while Portugal gave a good account of themselves in their opener against the Dutch but were edged out of the three points thanks to an early Netherlands goal.
The European side will fancy their chances of securing a win to keep them in the hunt for an outside chance of qualification to the knock-out stages, however, they will have to show more creativity in the final third to secure the points.
Australia take on Nigeria without injured striker Sam Kerr as well as forward Mary Fowler and defender Aivi Luik. Both suffered mild concussions as injuries continue to mount for the co-hosts.
But vice-captain Steph Catley said the team's morale is high despite the absences.
"It's football and it happens to every single footballer on the entire planet," she said.
"It's how the rest of the squad bounces back and performs in a high-pressure situation in the biggest games."
The host nation will go through with a victory following their opening encounter win against Ireland, while Nigeria will know that they have something to play for going into the third game whatever happens against the Australians, following their impressive draw with Canada in their first game.
