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Captain Wang, who once scored nine goals as a
second-half substitute, is being lined up to replace Wang
Xiaoxue with the central defender missing the tournament after
undergoing surgery on a knee operation earlier this month.
"Wang Shanshan is a good choice to defend the European forwards
who are strong and fast. We will have a try," Shui said on
Tuesday of the forward, who has 55 goals in 146 appearances for
China.
"We need to have back-ups for that position, so I cannot rule
out the possibility that she will play the central defender."
China, runners-up at the 1999 World Cup, are in Group D with
England, Haiti and Denmark at this year's tournament, which will
be held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to Aug. 20.
Nicknamed the Steel Roses, China have played at the World Cup
finals seven times, finishing fourth in the 1995 edition and
reaching the round of 16 in France in 2019.
They also won a record-extending ninth Asian Cup title in
February last year.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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