LONDON (AP) — Ten weeks after conquering Europe, England girls proclaimed themselves prepared for much more after beating the world champion United States 2-1 in a pleasant at Wembley Stadium on Friday.
Lauren Hemp and Georgia Stanway scored to assist England beat the U.S. for the primary time since 2017 and fewer than 10 months earlier than the Ladies’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Stanway’s penalty within the thirty third minute put the hosts in entrance for good earlier than 76,893 followers. The victory prolonged England’s unbeaten run to 23 video games below coach Sarina Wiegman. England stopped the People’ 13-game profitable streak and 21-match unbeaten streak courting to a 1-0 defeat to Canada in a 2021 Olympics semifinal.
“It was a terrific end result,” Hemp advised broadcaster ITV. “There’s plenty of preparation now for the World Cup. It’s necessary that we keep grounded.”
England, which gained the European championship in late July, took the lead within the tenth when Beth Mead despatched a low cross into the field. Defender Alana Cook dinner tried to make a sliding block however the ball wiggled by means of to Hemp, who completed from shut vary.
The People equalized simply earlier than the half-hour mark. Millie Vivid tried to move out of the again to a tightly lined Stanway, and Lindsey Horan poked the ball ahead to Sophia Smith, who turned and fired low to the left nook previous a diving Mary Earps.
Stanway made amends from the spot, although, taking pictures the ball into the appropriate nook as goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher went the unsuitable method.
Minutes later, the guests thought they tied the sport once more however Trinity Rodman’s strike was dominated out for offside after a video assessment.
England and the U.S. wore teal armbands in solidarity with sexual abuse victims and collectively held a banner that learn “Shield the Gamers” simply earlier than kickoff. A report this week into the scandals that erupted within the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League final season discovered emotional abuse and sexual misconduct had been systemic within the league.
There was additionally a second of silence for the victims of the lethal crush of followers at a soccer match in Indonesia.
Ahead Alyssa Thompson entered within the 84th minute and at 17 years, 334 days turned the youngest to debut for the U.S. since Mallory Pugh in January 2016. Thompson was the seventieth teenager to look for the People.
Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and huge receiver Allen Lazard had been among the many stars in attendance. The Packers play the New York Giants on Sunday in an NFL sport at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. “Ted Lasso” actor Jason Sudeikis was additionally available.
U.S. wing Crystal Dunn went on as a second-half substitute — lower than 5 months after giving start to her son. It was her 124th worldwide look and first in practically 13 months.
The draw for the World Cup will likely be in Auckland on Oct. 22.
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