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Jack Lacey-Hatton

Lionesses have golden Women's World Cup opportunity as disruption hits main rivals

It's almost too easy to get carried away with England's performances at the moment.

The Lionesses retained the Arnold Clark Cup last week after sweeping aside South Korea, Italy and Belgium, the final performance against the Red Flames the best of the lot. The likes of Leah Williamson, Lauren James and Chloe Kelly all shone as Sarina Wiegman's team reaffirmed the status as one of the best teams on the planet - serious contenders for the FIFA Women's World Cup this summer.

More seem to be tipping England for the trophy than they were before this international break, but probably not due to anything we saw from England on the pitch. On Friday, France, one of the other favourites to lift the World Cup, fell into crisis when captain Wendie Renard announced that she wouldn't play at the tournament to preserve her mental health.

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