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How will Keira Walsh's absence impact England's World Cup hopes?

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How will Keira Walsh's absence impact England's World Cup hopes? England will be without Keira Walsh for Tuesday’s Group D decider against China, despite it being confirmed the Barcelona midfielder has thankfully not suffered an ACL injury after being stretchered off against Denmark last week.Those three innocuous letters are now all too often dominating th...

England passmaster Greenwood makes Women's World Cup team of the round

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England passmaster Greenwood makes Women's World Cup team of the round The second round of Women's World Cup games drew to a close on Sunday afternoon with Sweden and Spain the big winners from the set of group games, beating Italy and Zambia, respectively, 5-0. Morocco, England, Vietnam and Portugal are also represented in the team of the round.Tran Thi Kim Thanh (Vie...

The importance of the defensive midfielder at the Women's World Cup

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The importance of the defensive midfielder at the Women's World Cup When England and Germany went head-to-head at Wembley for the Euro 2022 crown last summer, a lot of eyes were on the battle of the tournament’s two best midfielders - Keira Walsh for the Lionesses, and Lena Oberdorf for Germany.While Beth Mead took home player of the tournament for her goals a...

Brilliant Brazil star leads Women's World Cup Team of the Round

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Brilliant Brazil star leads Women's World Cup Team of the Round The Women’s World Cup action down under is in full swing and the first round of fixtures are complete. There have already been some thrillers, with Japan putting five past Zambia, Germany hitting Morocco for six and USA and Spain recording comfortable 3-0 victories in their openers.With game o...

USA and England open World Cup with wins but leave room for improvement

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USA and England open World Cup with wins but leave room for improvement The current European champions and the winners of the last three World Cups all got their respective tournaments under way in a blockbuster Saturday as things start to heat up down under three days into the action.All three of England, USA and Japan won, but with various different fortunes while doi...

The top 10 players to watch at the Women's World Cup

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The top 10 players to watch at the Women's World Cup An expanded 32-team World Cup means more quality than ever for the world to watch as the 2023 edition of the tournament down under in Australia and New Zealand grows ever closer. In what will possibly be the most open World Cup to date as nations queue up to stop the USA making it three in a row, th...