Man City's Lauren Hemp and Mary Fowler aiming for WSL title with one eye on next World Cup

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. Even so, it has been an incredible run for the team,” Hemp told The National in a recent Zoom interview.

“We have got a great team and are looking forward to the challenges that are coming up. Obviously, the objective is to win all major trophies for both England and for my club.

“I’m excited to be part of this England World Cup team, to be honest. We have so much pride as a group of players, we're together, we've got a lot of great individuals.

“It was still a success for us that we got so far. Unfortunately, we got beat and it just wasn't our day. But it gives us so much more desire. Hopefully, we see success next year and, in more years, to come.”

Hemp said she maintains the same "desire and hunger" to represent England at the 2027 Women's World Cup and is also concentrating on winning more