England’s goalkeeper Mary Earps went off injured early on and France went on to win 2-1 at St James’ Park
England 1-2 France It’s not a disaster, yet, but a 2-1 defeat to France dealt a hefty blow to England’s hopes of avoiding the Euro 2025 playoffs, after Élisa de Almeida and Marie-Antoinette Katoto capitalised from corners to cancel out Beth Mead’s opener.
Wiegman was able to name the centre-back duo Leah Williamson and Millie Bright in her starting XI for the first time since February 2023 but it meant that Alex Greenwood was sacrificed and dropped to the bench. Meanwhile, Ella Toone started in the No 10 role with Lauren James ruled out for both fixtures against France with a foot injury.There was an early blow for the home team, with Mary Earps, winning her 50th cap, appearing to have pulled something as she passed to Bright.
The opening goal arrived at the half-hour mark, Toone finding Lauren Hemp. The winger’s ball into the middle was left by Russo and Toone before Georgia Stanway collided with Selma Bacha as they competed for it allowing Mead to fire in the loose ball. The goal lifted the crowd, but England would not make it to the break with their lead intact, the full-back De Almeida wriggling free of Keira Walsh before hooking a volley in from a Kenza Dali corner in stoppage time.
After the break England ramped up the tempo and the anxiety ramped up with it, Wiegman’s team needing a win to assert their authority on the “group of death”.No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women’s footballWilliamson had predicted the game would be “fairly even”, and she was right, England dominating possession but not creating the chances to go with it.
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