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England's Ella Toone celebrates her goal with teammates during their Fifa Women's World Cup semifinal against Australia at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Photo / Photosport

'Every right to be confident': The Athletic football writer on England's chances in tonight's World Cup final

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2023, 10:36am

It's all down to the wire, as England and Spain are set to clash in tonight's FIFA Women's World Cup final.

An English Women's World Cup victory would be a first for the Lionesses, and a historic achievement- England hasn't brought it home since their World Cup win in 1966.

The Athletic football writer Katie Whyatt says this final's going to be a huge challenge for the Lionesses, but they have every right to be confident off the back of their earlier performances.

"They're going to have to get used to not having the ball and used to being under a lot of pressure in that sense, so those players are going to have to have huge games for them."

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