and Alex Greenwood may have been left exposed. There was a contingency for that, falling into a back five when China had the ball, and that was very little of the time regardless. The Asian champions had just 26 per cent possession.
We have already seen the most dramatic of upsets at this World Cup, many of them the result of obstinacy or low morale. Spain, marred by in-fighting, were humbled 4-0 by dark horses Japan. The USA failed to top their group for just the second time in history after a stalemate with Portugal; increasingly, there is a sense that Vlatko Andonovski has allowed senior players, the likes of Megan Rapinoe, Kelly O’Hara and Alex Morgan to go on one tournament too long.
England, by contrast, are gaining momentum at just the right time and now believe the World Cup is “anyone’s for the taking”, said captain Bright. Perhaps that is Wiegman’s blessing. After Walsh’s injury, it was put to her that England had never had a back-up plan without the midfielder. Now, there is no choice but for this squad to be malleable, unpredictable. Whatever iteration her England side takes in the last 16,
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