England beat world champions the US for the primary time in 5 years in a pleasant attended by greater than 76,000 followers at Wembley Stadium.
Manchester Metropolis winger Lauren Hemp, taking part in as a false 9, gave the European champions an early lead earlier than USA equalised by Sophia Smith.
However USA had been degree for simply 5 minutes as Georgia Stanway scored from the penalty spot after a excessive boot on Lucy Bronze.
The guests got here near scoring one other equaliser – seeing a objective dominated out for a marginal offside and VAR intervening to overturn a penalty – however England held on to proceed their very good momentum beneath Sarina Wiegman.
The Lionesses are but to lose beneath the Dutch coach, successful 21 of their 23 matches and scoring 120 objectives within the course of.
In the meantime, England’s 2-1 win ends USA’s unbeaten run – that they had received 18 and drawn three of their final 21 matches in all competitions.
England boss Wiegman stated: ‘That was actually intense, simply what we wished.
‘USA performed as we anticipated, they gave us exhausting occasions generally. I assumed we performed effectively in moments, higher first half than second.’
Requested if her Lionesses facet are actually the favourites to win subsequent yr’s World Cup, Wiegman added: ‘The goal is there on a regular basis!
‘No matter occurs we all know that is simply a place to begin for the World Cup, but it surely exhibits you might be at a really excessive degree.’
Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright was impressed by the Lionesses’ Wembley win and stated he’ll ‘by no means query’ Wiegman because the facet proceed to flourish.
‘The USA are an excellent crew however what I believe was so good about us in the present day, was that we nonetheless performed out from the again,’ Wright stated.
‘If we are able to play out towards USA then we are able to play out towards anybody. We caught to our weapons in that respect and I actually like that about Sarina Wiegman.
‘I’m by no means going to query what Sarina does as a result of no matter she does is alright by me!’
Earlier than kick-off, England and USA got here collectively to indicate solidarity after an inquiry uncovered ‘systemic’ abuse and misconduct within the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League.
Each squads gathered in the course of the pitch in entrance of a banner that learn ‘Defend The Gamers’. Each groups then wore teal armbands in the course of the sport, whereas the Wembley arch was lit as a present of assist.
England additionally celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their girls’s crew by honouring former gamers in the course of the pleasant towards three-time World Cup winners USA.
Members of England’s inaugural crew of 1972 lined up with the present Lionesses earlier than kick-off and acquired their first official England caps.
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