FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Tuesday, August 1, 2023
England WLDWW 6
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China WWDLW 1
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ENG336
CHN011
Coopers Stadium · 13,497 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Free-scoring England top group after 6-1 rout over China

Lauren James scored twice as England cruised to a 6-1 victory over China on Tuesday that sees them finish top of Group D and advance to the round of 16.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
73.6
Possession
26.4
17
SHOTS
7
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
685
Accurate Passes
174
774
Passes
271
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
8
Accurate Crosses
1
23
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
40
38
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
12
22
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
8
15
Effective Clearances
25
15
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:02 Explaining why VAR denied James another stunning goal vs. China Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

CHN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Yuri ZhuravlevG
  2. 8Yao WeiCD-L
  3. 11Wang ShanshanCD-R
  4. 15Chen QiaozhuLB
  5. 2Li MengwenRB
  6. 13Yang LinaCM-L
  7. 16Yao LingweiCM-R
  8. 19Zhang LinyanLM
  9. 17Wu ChengshuRM
  10. 7Wang ShuangCF-L
  11. 14Lou JiahuiCF-R

ENG · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Mary EarpsG
  2. 6Millie BrightCD
  3. 5Alex GreenwoodCD-L
  4. 16Jess CarterCD-R
  5. 20Katie ZelemCM-L
  6. 8Georgia StanwayCM-R
  7. 7Lauren JamesAM
  8. 9Rachel DalyLM
  9. 2Lucy BronzeRM
  10. 11Lauren HempCF-L
  11. 23Alessia RussoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! China PR 0, England 1. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren James with a headed pass.
  2. 26' Goal! China PR 0, England 2. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lauren James with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 41' Goal! China PR 0, England 3. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood following a set piece situation.
  4. 45' Substitution, England. Laura Coombs replaces Georgia Stanway.
  5. 56' Lucy Bronze (England) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  6. 57' Goal! China PR 1, England 3. Wang Shuang (China PR) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  7. 65' Goal! China PR 1, England 4. Lauren James (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jess Carter with a cross.
  8. 71' Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Lucy Bronze.
  9. 71' Substitution, England. Bethany England replaces Alessia Russo.
  10. 71' Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren Hemp.
  11. 75' Substitution, China PR. Gu Yasha replaces Wang Shuang.
  12. 75' Substitution, China PR. Wu Haiyan replaces Li Mengwen.
  13. 77' Goal! China PR 1, England 5. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lauren James following a fast break.
  14. 81' Substitution, England. Ella Toone replaces Lauren James.
  15. 84' Goal! China PR 1, England 6. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Laura Coombs.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, China PR. Shen Mengyu replaces Wu Chengshu.
  17. 90'+3' Substitution, China PR. Dou Jiaxing replaces Yao Lingwei.
  18. 90'+11' Substitution, China PR. Wang Linlin replaces Lou Jiahui.

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