1 min: The players take the knee to applause. Worth noting that the England players are wearing purple wristbands during today’s game to display their support for gender equality and in a show of solidarity for the Canadian women’s national team. Canada’s players are in dispute with Canada Soccer because of concerns over funding cuts and a lack of pay equality.

The teams are in the tunnel, and make their way into the Warwickshire afternoon.

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