- France 1-2 England
- Diani 72pen; Stanway 21 Russo 34
England stunned France in St-Étienne with a 2-1 victory that kept their Euro 2025 qualification hopes very much alive. Sarina Wiegman’s side produced a composed performance for the most part against the group leaders and sealed three points thanks to first-half goals from Georgia Stanway and Alessia Russo. A penalty from Kadidiatou Diani brought the hosts back into the match but the Lionesses drew on all their experience and resilience as European champions to hand on for an important victory.
It was a rematch of the two European heavyweights who had met just four days earlier – second against third in the world rankings. England had been stung at St James’ Park – a 2-1 defeat that Wiegman had called “very unnecessary” and which had caused a bit of consternation among England fans.
Continue reading…France 1-2 EnglandDiani 72pen; Stanway 21 Russo 34England stunned France in St-Étienne with a 2-1 victory that kept their Euro 2025 qualification hopes very much alive. Sarina Wiegman’s side produced a composed performance for the most part against the group leaders and sealed three points thanks to first-half goals from Georgia Stanway and Alessia Russo. A penalty from Kadidiatou Diani brought the hosts back into the match but the Lionesses drew on all their experience and resilience as European champions to hand on for an important victory.It was a rematch of the two European heavyweights who had met just four days earlier – second against third in the world rankings. England had been stung at St James’ Park – a 2-1 defeat that Wiegman had called “very unnecessary” and which had caused a bit of consternation among England fans. Continue reading…
