Ahead of the Women's World Cup, the England Women's National Team, known as the Lionesses, have decided to halt discussions regarding bonuses with the Football Association (FA), as stated by their captain Millie Bright (29) on Tuesday.

The team expressed disappointment that the issue remains unresolved.

The dispute between the players and the FA stems from FIFA's announcement that individual fees for players in the World Cup will be directly paid by the global governing body.

The fees range from $30,000 and can go up to $270,000 for members of the winning team.

The FA's stance of not offering bonus payments to the England team, in addition to the fees they will receive from FIFA, has become a point of contention leading up to the tournament.

England play their opening World Cup match against Haiti in four days and Bright said they would pause discussions with the FA until after the tournament's conclusion.

"Last year we presented the FA with concerns relating to our bonus and commercial structures," she said in a statement on Twitter signed by all the England players. "The hope was that discussions would lead to a solution before the commencement of our World Cup.

"We are disappointed that a resolution has still not been achieved... (and)... with our opening game on the horizon, we Lionesses have decided to pause discussions, with full intentions of revisiting them following the tournament."

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) said issues surrounding pay were especially apparent in countries where players did not have collective bargaining agreements.

"(The Lionesses) join players from a number of countries at the World Cup who are prepared to make a stand when they don't think they are being listened to," PFA chief executive officer Maheta Molango said.

"It's no coincidence that this is a particular issue for nations where there is no proper Collective Bargaining Agreement in place between players and governing bodies.

"There will always be consequences when players feel they are having to come back issue by issue to push for parity and progress. It doesn't need to be like this."