England were talk of the town in Auckland, pegged as the team to beat by almost everyone on and off the stage at Saturday’s 2023 Women’s World Cup draw. The only person who seemed to be managing expectations was Sarina Wiegman, who learned her European champions had been handed a relatively clean run to the knockout stages. The England manager played down the hype and said the Lionesses would have to further improve to make this trophy a genuine prospect.
“We have built some trust and confidence, but we know we have to be better next year because the game develops so quickly,” said Wiegman after the Lionesses were drawn in Group D with Denmark, China and a yet-to-be-determined qualifying playoff winner – either Senegal, Haiti or Chile.
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