Neville admits England have gone backwards
England have gone backwards since their semifinal run at the women's World Cup this summer, head coach Phil Neville has said.
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England have gone backwards since their semifinal run at the women's World Cup this summer, head coach Phil Neville has said.
England's poor form since the Women's World Cup continued as the Lionesses conceded late on to lose 2-1 against Germany in front of a record crowd.
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Sweden beat Germany in a major tournament for the first time in 24 years to reach its fourth Women's World Cup semifinal in team history.
Goals from Sofia Jakobsson and Stina Blackstenius helped Sweden come from behind to stun Germany 2-1 in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals.
Two-time champions Germany continued their unbeaten run at the Women's World Cup when they beat Nigeria 3-0 to qualify for the quarterfinals.
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Germany showed a more attacking game against South Africa, but the number of missed opportunities could be problematic in the knockout stages.
Germany won their Women's World Cup group for the fifth consecutive time and avoided an immediate matchup with the U.S. by routing South Africa 4-0.
Germany moved to 2-0 at this year's Women's World Cup, but this team still has a lot to prove.
Germany star midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsán has a broken toe and will miss the rest of the group stage.
Sara Daebritz scored the only goal of the game as Germany beat Spain 1-0 in their Women's World Cup Group B match on Wednesday.
Teenage Germany midfielder Giulia Gwinn scored a second-half winner as the two-time world champions edged past China 1-0 on Saturday.
Germany scored twice in a strong first half to beat Chile 2-0 in their last Women's World Cup warmup match on Thursday.
Germany is hungry to reclaim the World Cup crown, but the two-time World Cup winners are going to embark on stiff competition come the knockout stage.
The United States remain at the top of the FIFA women's rankings after winning the SheBelieves Cup as England moved ahead of Germany into second.
Ellen White equalised twice as England women battled to a 2-2 draw with Germany in Phil Neville's second match in charge.
Germany, seeking their seventh European trophy in a row, took the lead through Isabel Kerschowski after three minutes but underdogs Denmark hit back.
Germany came out on top 3-2 on spot kicks to go through to the final, where they will meet Spain.
Germany defender Jerome Boateng said he was "sad" to be the victim of a racist comment from a German politician on Sunday.
The United States defeated Germany 2-0 in the Women's World Cup semifinal on Tuesday night in Montreal.
Germany beat France 5-4 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie on Friday to reach the Women's World Cup semifinals.
Celia Sasic scored twice in helping top-ranked Germany advance to the Women's World Cup quarterfinals with 4-1 win over Sweden.
GROUP A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
GROUP B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
GROUP C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
GROUP D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
GROUP E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
GROUP F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 9 |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -19 | 0 |