England labour to opening win over Haiti thanks to Georgia Stanway penalty

23.07.2023 - 00:29 breakingnews.ie

Georgia Stanway’s retaken first-half penalty was enough to earn England a nervy 1-0 victory over World Cup debutants Haiti in their Group D opener at Brisbane Stadium.

This was not the decisive victory most had predicted for the European champions and world’s number-four side against a team 49 places below them in the FIFA rankings.

Haiti came close to levelling more than once, including a late second-half chance denied at the last by Mary Earps’ outstretched foot.

Job done ✅Three points from our first #FIFAWWC fixture! pic.twitter.com/qKHB0cKCpU — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 22, 2023 While the Lionesses ultimately walked away with all three points, it was an underwhelming performance that will leave boss Sarina Wiegman with plenty of questions ahead of Friday’s meeting with Denmark.

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