Manchester City's England forward Lauren Hemp and her Australian teammate Mary Fowler are both looking ahead to new challenges at club level and another shot at Women’s World Cup glory in four years' time.
Hemp, 23, was a key player in England’s European Championship triumph in 2022 and took that form into this year's Women's World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand.
Though primarily a winger, Hemp's transformation as a striker in coach Sarina Wiegman's England side paid huge dividends. Hemp was on target in the 6-1 win over China in the group stage before scoring in the quarter-final and semi-final wins over Colombia and Australia, respectively.
The Lionesses could not get over the last hurdle though, narrowly losing to Spain 1-0 in the final. Despite that heartbreak, Hemp said there was plenty to be positives to be taken. “It would have been better had we completed the European and World Cup double but that didn’t happen.