England inched nearer to the knockout spherical of the Girls’s World Cup with their second 1-0 victory of the event, this time over Denmark.
That lone objective got here courtesy of Lauren James, on a completely chic strike.
England broke via within the early going, with James — who was making her first World Cup Begin — scored within the seventh minute. She took in a move exterior of the field, skipped round one defender after which launched a rocket that break up two extra defenders and curled simply out of attain previous goalie Lene Christensen:
Fox Soccer put collectively this cut-up of the objective, exhibiting it from each doable angle:
The objective additionally earned a shoutout from James’s brother, Reece. Reece is a defender for Chelsea, and the siblings are the primary within the historical past of the English Nationwide Group to signify the nation on the senior stage within the fashionable period:
James’s objective would show decisive, as whereas Denmark threatened on a couple of completely different events, the Lionesses held on for the 1-0 win. They are going to be assured a spot within the knockout spherical if Haiti wins in opposition to China, or that match ends in a draw. The match between Haiti and China begins at 7:00 a.m. Jap on Friday.
Nevertheless, England’s win was bittersweet, as standout midfielder Keira Walsh was taken off the pitch on a stretcher simply earlier than halftime. Based on The Guardian, Walsh was noticed telling medical workers: “I’ve carried out my knee.”
England suffered a rash of accidents within the build-up to the event as three members of their squad — Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Fran Kirby — suffered knee accidents.
