England Star Lauren James Sounds Nigeria Warning Ahead of Women’s World Cup Showdown

• Nigeria and England will clash in the 2023 Women's World Cup round of 16
• The Lionesses topped Group D, while the Super Falcons finished second in Group B
• The star of the moment, Lauren James, has sounded a warning to her teammates ahead of the showdown

England may be in devastating form at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, but Lauren James has warned her teammates not to underrate any team ahead of the knockout stages.

The Lionesses pummeled China 6-1 in their final group game to finish as Group D winners and set up a meeting with Nigeria, who finished second in Group B.

The Falcons survived a group that had Canada and co-hosts Australia after picking up a point against the North Americans and Ireland on either side of an impressive 3-2 win over the Matildas.

The African giants blew chance after chance to secure a win against Ireland that could have ensured they finished group winners and faced Denmark instead of the Brits.

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James expects tough game

According to Squawka, she is the first player to score and assist 2+ goals each at this years's tournament after she scored twice and assisted a further three goals, and had another goal ruled out for offside in the win against China.

She admits the European champions won't find it easy against Nigeria.

“Nigeria is going to be very tough, to be fair every team has been tough, even watching the other games. Teams are catching up with each other, and I know that will be another very difficult game,” she told ITV Football.

There have been upsets at the tournament, with Canada, Brazil, and Italy already eliminated. Germany could still be eliminated today, while South Africa and Jamaica progressed.

Batshuayi admits James is better

Sports Brief reported that former Chelsea striker, Michy Batshuayi admitted that Lauren James is a better finisher than him after watching her goals at the tournament, all of which were belters.

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The Belgian spent six years at Stamford Bridge but struggled to make consistent impacts, with his poor finishing in front of goal being his Achilles heel.

Reece James praises his sister

Sports Brief reported that Reece James lavished praise on his sister after her match-winning heroics in her first start for the Lionesses at a major tournament against Denmark.

The 24-year-old shared a photo of the two during their childhood and captioned it "proud" to show appreciation for her performance. She topped it with another man-of-the-match performance against China.