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Colombia fought hard to level the score throughout the second-half, but the Lionesses looked comfortable on the pitch as they maintained their lead until the final whistle.
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Lauren James faced being disqualified for the rest of the tournament for standing on Nigerian defender Michelle Alozie. That aside, it now looks like Wiegman is close to knowing her World Cup best XI, with a core of Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway and Toone having regularly started in her midfield this season, and Alessia Russo keeping her place as the central No9 and Lucy Bronze proving influential at right-back. The majority of this squad will be available at the next World Cup, but with their experience here to lean on.
If you have a player in mind, all you need to do is refer her by filling in our Player Referral Form and we will do the rest. Spain won the Women's World Cup final 1-0 to take home the trophy, leaving Sarina Wiegman's side — and an entire nation — to ponder what might have been. It was an unusual pre-match press conference on Wednesday, as both captain and managers addressed the media together to show unity ahead of the occasion. Manchester City duo Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp are competing with Chelsea's Lauren James for the winger positions - though Hemp and James can also both play centrally.
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There was nobody Sarina Wiegman could send in to disrupt Brazil attacks, nobody to cajole or calm, depending on what was needed from the younger players around her. We collectively recognise that ethnicity, social class and demographics should not be a barrier for success and that to ensure we have an accessible and inclusive entry into our Talent Pathway, the 53 Community Club Organisations who deliver on this programme can inspire and engage with girls playing in the heart of their local communities. The Spain team had already landed back in Madrid on Monday, where they paraded the trophy in front of thousands of fans.The South American side pushed through, with Leicy Santos securing the lead with a curling shot on goal at the 44-minute mark. Rachel Daly's form for Aston Villa in attack this season - she has 13 goals and three assists in 17 matches - has made it hard for Wiegman to ignore her as a centre-forward option. England started off strongly and dominated possession in the first half, with both Alessia Russo and Rachel Daly both having early opportunities to score. But there could be a place up for grabs with Chelsea's Fran Kirby, who started every match last summer, having not featured since February because of injury.
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Today is a very special day for the entire country, but it’s also a bit complicated for me,” Carmona told the fans who greeted the players a day after La Roja's 1-0 win over England in Australia.Wiegman praised her team's "resilience" and added: "We hadn't had a shoot-out yet in an environment like this.