England are building up to their opening game of the Women’s World Cup as the Lionesses face Haiti in Brisbane on Saturday.
Captain Millie Bright has been passed fit for the Group D clash as Sarina Wiegman vowed the Lionesses would do “everything” they can to bring home a first World Cup trophy.
Spain began their World Cup campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Costa Rica, as Aitana Bonmati scored a stunning goal to highlight a dominant performance.
Earlier, Christine Sinclair missed a penalty and the chance to make World Cup history as Olympic champions Canada were held to a 0-0 draw by Nigeria, while Switzerland defeated debutants Philippines 2-0 to go top of Group A.
Elsewhere on Saturday, the United States will get their tournament defence underway against dubutants Vietnam, Japan begin their campaign against Zambia, and China face Denmark in the other gamein England’s Group D.
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