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Jack Lacey-Hatton

Lionesses labelled best team on the planet as South Korea boss rates World Cup chances

South Korea manager Colin Bell claimed England are the best team in the world after his side were beaten 4-0 by the rampant Lionesses.

The Asia Cup runners-up did keep the hosts at bay for much of the first half in Milton Keynes, but once Georgia Stanway broke the deadlock with a 40th-minute penalty, there was only going to be one winner. Chloe Kelly, Alessia Russo and Lauren James added to the scoreline in the second half to leave South Korea bottom of the table after the first round of Arnold Clark Cup fixtures.

Bell, who previously was on the books at hometown club Leicester during his playing days, gave his own side credit for their performance against the European Champions and said they defended well. However, he also admitted his team would have improve physically to compete with the best sides on the planet with the World Cup looming.

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