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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sarah Rendell

England 0-0 Portugal: Women’s World Cup warm-up friendly – as it happened

Alessia Russo has a shot saved by Ines Pereira.
Alessia Russo has a shot saved by Ines Pereira. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Thank you so much for joining me for this warm-up match! England had a lot of promise with 22 shots throughout the game but without the clinical finishes they were left frustrated. It was not just their own mistakes preventing them from scoring, some Portuguese defence stalled them – particularly a clearance off the line from Borges. That was England’s last game at home before they travel to Australia for the World Cup. They have one more game ahead of the tournament, against Canada, and then they start their tournament on 22 July against Haiti. To recap all the action from today read the report below, we will catch you soon!

So who is your choice up front for England? I think Daly starts and I would have England as her direct replacement for their match against Canada. Just to give more minutes to England, who scored 12 goals in 12 games for Tottenham after moving from Chelsea. Wiegman knows what she can get from Russo, England has hardly had any minutes under Wiegman.

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