England are back in action on Day 9 of the Women's World Cup as they take on Denmark in their Group D clash at the Sydney Football Stadium.
The group's other game sees Haiti go head to head with China as both sides look to get points on the board and avoid elimination after two games.
Argentina take on South Africa in Group G with both sides looking to play their way back into the tournament following opening round defeats to European duo Italy and Sweden.
Argentina and South Africa are already playing catch-up in Group G as they lost their opening games to Italy and Sweden respectively.
The winner of this game will have a chance to shock the fancied European sides in the third game as they look to qualify for the knock-out phase but the team that loses looks set to be eliminated, depending on the outcome of the other group game between Sweden and Italy on Saturday.
"It's our final," South Africa coach Desiree Ellis said. "It will give us an opportunity to try to get into the next stage and that is ultimately what we wanted to do before we came here."
Argentina forward Yamila Rodriguez, meanwhile, has defended herself for having a tattoo of Cristiano Ronaldo inked on her left shin, saying that favouring the Portugal star is not a sign she does not appreciate their World Cup-winning talisman Lionel Messi.
"Please stop, I'm not having a good time. At what point did I say that I'm anti-Messi?" she wrote on Instagram.
"Messi is our great captain in the national team but the fact that I say that my inspiration and my idol is CR7 (Ronaldo) does not mean that I hate Messi."
Rodriguez was a late substitute in Argentina's 1-0 defeat by Italy in their group opener.
Denmark coach Lars Sondergaard said his players relish the chance to play against "superpower" England at Sydney Football Stadium on Friday, and that it would be a "mortal sin" not to.
Sondergaard's 13th-ranked squad face the European champions in a Group D match at the Women's World Cup, with both teams on three points after identical 1-0 victories.
"We hope we can spring a surprise," he said.
"There's a World Cup every four years, you don't get many of these opportunities in your career. It would be a mortal sin not to enjoy it."
There is a familiarity between the two teams, Sondergaard said, with several of his players playing on Women's Super League sides alongside or against Lioness players.
Asked if that makes fourth-ranked England an easier opponent for his 13th-ranked team, the coach said: "It's easier. But that said, it's not going to be easy."
The Lionesses play every game with a target on their backs, said coach Sarina Wiegman, who was not surprised Denmark coach Lars Sondergaard pegged his team as underdogs facing a "superpower" England side.
"Of course (Sondergaard) wants to put us in that position," Wiegman said. "We're always the team to beat. I've never experienced anything else.
"I think (Friday) we will have more of the ball but we'll see how it goes."
Wiegman declared she is willing to "make changes" as the Lionesses look to secure a second successive win.
Wiegman stuck with the same starting XI for every match of England's triumphant Euro 2022 campaign, but the retirements of striker Ellen White and midfielder Jill Scott alongside injuries to European champions Beth Mead, Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby have left her current 23-woman squad looking significantly different.
The 53-year-old called for more "ruthlessness" from her side following the nervy 1-0 tournament-opening win over Haiti, decided by Georgia Stanway’s retaken penalty despite several missed chances in open play.
Asked if that demand might also apply to her own team selection, Wiegman replied: "That I’m more likely to make changes doesn’t have to do with that.
"I want to make changes. What we do is approach every game, and then when we get ready for that game we see who is fit and available, and then we make decisions to what we need to start with.
"And then we decide whether we are going to start with the same XI or maybe make some changes."
Denmark face Haiti in their final game of the group stage, while England take on China.
Haiti will take great confidence from their game against England as they look to beat China to set up a final day decider against Denmark.
China will also be looking to play their way back into the tournament but face a daunting final day out against European champions, England.
Haiti will be without key defender Jennyfer Limage, who ruptured her ACL against England, when they take on the Asian champions in Adelaide.
The Caribbean side will exit the tournament if they lose and Denmark win or draw against England, while China will be out with a defeat and an England win or draw with Denmark.
"We were very happy after the England game," Haiti coach Nicolas Delepine said. "But the message I want to say is that it will only count if we face China in the same way."
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