The Red Roses are two wins from two in Pool B having beaten Spain 56-5 and Italy 56-13 in the last week while USA are also undefeated, overcoming Italy 24-12 and Spain 43-0.
England Women Head Coach Simon Middleton said: “This is a winner takes all game in terms of topping the pool and will require a full 23 squad effort to get the job done. Regardless of whether players have been selected to start or will come on as finishers, everyone has equal weight in the team, fully understands what their role is and what they need to deliver come matchday.
“We know playing against USA will be tough, they play a very physical game and have some dangerous players on the ball, but we have prepared well and the squad are in a good place, not only physically but mentally. We have confidence in the entire squad and it’s now about going out and making sure we put in a full 80-minute performance.”
The Red Roses have played USA in four previous World Cups, starting in 1991 when England lost 19-6 in the final in Cardiff. The sides met once again in the 1994 World Cup final, where England won 38-23, and they have also played in the pool stages of the 2006 and 2010 World Cups with England winning on both occasions.
England Women
15. Danielle Waterman (Bristol, 72 caps)
14. Amy Wilson Hardy (Bristol, 8 caps)
13. Emily Scarratt (Lichfield, 71 caps)
12. Amber Reed (Bristol, 41 caps)
11. Kay Wilson (Richmond, 46 caps)
10. Katy Mclean (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks, 88 caps)
9. Natasha Hunt (Lichfield, 38 caps)
1. Vickii Cornborough (Harlequins Ladies, 28 caps)
2. Amy Cokayne (Lichfield, 30 caps)
3. Sarah Bern (Bristol, 12 caps)
4. Abbie Scott (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks, 18 caps)
5. Tamara Taylor (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks, 106 caps)
6. Alex Matthews (Richmond, 34 caps)
7. Marlie Packer (Bristol, 48 caps)
8. Sarah Hunter (Bristol, 95 caps) (C)
Replacements
16. Vicky Fleetwood (Saracens, 62 caps)
17. Rochelle Clark (Worcester Valkyries, 126 caps)
18. Justine Lucas (Lichfield, 24 caps)
19. Poppy Cleall (Bristol, 14 caps)
20. Harriet Millar-Mills (Lichfield, 48 caps)
21. Leanne Riley (Harlequins Ladies, 12 caps)
22. Rachael Burford (Harlequins Ladies, 69 caps)
23. Megan Jones (Bristol, 6 caps)
Schedule Pool B
England 56-5 Spain
Tries: Jones, Wilson (4), Scarratt, Millar-Mills, Matthews, Cokayne, Thompson
Conversions: Mclean (2), Scarratt
England 56-13 Italy
Tries: Scarratt (2), Matthews, Thompson (2), Cokayne, Taylor, Waterman (2), Wilson Hardy
Conversions: Scarratt (2) Reed
England v USA
Thursday 17 August, Billings Park UCD, Dublin (kick-off 2.30pm)
Live coverage ITV4 from 2pm