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England did just enough to scrape past the Netherlands in a must-win encounter at Wembley Stadium - but Sarina Wiegman's side are still being punished for costly mistakes.
Both teams are just one win away from creating history by lifting their country’s first-ever World Cup in the women’s game. The Lionesses have played their way into the tournament after huge injury problems in the build-up and are looking to take their European success to the world stage. Sarina Wiegman has opted to stick with Ella Toone in her line-up with the returning Lauren James on the bench after her suspension.
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A Lioness has been boosting team bonding ahead of the final by making friendship bracelets for teammates, as it was announced the team will be honoured with a statute outside Wembley Stadium. Esme Morgan has posted a video on TikTok of her weaving the bracelets during the tournament. Meanwhile, the team is set to be honoured with a statue outside Wembley — even if they fail to win Sunday’s final.
Heading into the quarterfinals of this WWC, Chelsea Women's Jess Carter has been one of the key engines to the success of the Lionesses on the world stage.