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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rob Smyth

England 1-0 Haiti: Women’s World Cup 2023 – as it happened

 England's Georgia Stanway scores their first goal from the penalty spot.
England's Georgia Stanway scores their first goal from the penalty spot. Photograph: Dan Peled/Reuters

Suzanne Wrack has filed her report from Brisbane, so I’ll leave you with that. And don’t forget to join Sarah Rendell for Denmark v China, which kicks off in a couple of minutes. Thanks for your company and emails – bye!

Sarina Wiegman’s verdict

It was a very hard game and I’m very happy with the three points. We struggled with their unpredictability and transitions, and they were really tough in the duels. We did create chances but we also lost the ball at dangerous moments, and then they were gone, so that was hard for us.

The win is the most important thing. But we need to finish our chances and be a bit better in possession – a bit faster. We’re very close to scoring in open play so I hope we can do that in the next game.

I thought Georgia [Stanway] was struggling in the first half. She needed to pass a bit quicker and she lost the ball a couple of times. She improved later so that was good for the team. Mary didn’t have much to do and then all of a sudden she had to [make a big save]; that’s crucial for us, so I’m happy with that!

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