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England boss says Lionesses missing ‘ruthlessness’ in first Women’s World Cup fixture
England boss Sarina Wiegman felt her European champions lacked “ruthlessness” after they eked out a 1-0 victory over debutants Haiti to open their World Cup campaign at Brisbane Stadium.
Wiegman said: “I would say (we were missing) ruthlessness. It’s easy to say”
“Lots of credit for Haiti for a first time in the World Cup and having a performance like that” she added.
Georgia Stanway’s retaken first-half penalty was ultimately enough to win her side all three points, but did little to ease concerns about the Lionesses’ attacking form.
Were it not for a late second-half save from Mary Earps, the Lionesses could well have ended their evening with a draw against their underdog Group D opponents.
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