CNN —After triumphing at the Women’s Euros in 2022, England will go into this year’s Women’s World Cup as one of the favorites to win the tournament.
Since Sarina Wiegman took charge of the Lionesses in September 2021, the squad has transformed into something of a juggernaut.
Naomi Baker/Getty ImagesEngland starts its World Cup campaign against Haiti on July 22, before facing Denmark and China in its other group stage matches.
The USWNT has won the last two World Cup titles and knocked England out of the semifinals in 2019.
If England is to win the Women’s World Cup for the first time, she will have to find a way to do so without captain Leah Williamson and goalscorer Beth Mead, who are both out with ACL knee injuries.
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