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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry

Six questions facing England as they target next year’s Women’s World Cup

Sarina Wiegman, Leah Williamson, Erica Meg Parkinson
Sarina Wiegman (left) is looking for a centre-back partner for Leah Williamson (centre). Erica Meg Parkinson (right), 18, has impressed. Composite: Getty Images

England have two jobs to do on Tuesday. The first, avoiding an almighty upset and progressing past Greece on aggregate in their Women’s World Cup playoff to reach a final tie, should be a formality for one of the world’s best-resourced teams. The second, honing their style to play like contenders for next summer’s World Cup in Brazil, is a far trickier but crucial challenge.

Friday’s relatively uninspiring 3-1 first-leg victory in Crete left room for improvement and England had plenty to work on as they trained at St George’s Park on Monday under gloomy-looking clouds. More broadly, over the next eight months, there are six questions facing the European champions.

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