The worst of Storm Dudley should have passed over Teesside by the time England kick off against Canada on Thursday night but Sarina Wiegman’s players must remain braced for a potentially hurricane‑force challenge.
After scoring 53 goals – including 20 in one game against Latvia alone – during six successive wins against modest opposition since Wiegman took charge last September, the Lionesses face their first real test at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium.
