England captain insists team focused on Haiti after bonus rowSarina Wiegman says ‘we have a dream’ of winning World Cup
Sarina Wiegman has confirmed England’s captain, Millie Bright, is fit to start in the Group D opener against Haiti on Saturday. The defender has not played a competitive game since March after sustaining a knee injury that required surgery to clean it out but remained confident she would be ready.
“We’re happy,” Wiegman said. “This was the plan. The plan worked and Millie is ready to play.” Bright, who played an unknown number of minutes in a behind-closed-doors friendly with Canada on the Sunshine Coast before the team travelled to Brisbane, said: “When you are surrounded by the best people, I was very confident in my recovery and I have been given absolutely everything that I needed to be in this position that I am in. I am grateful that I am able to play. I am super-excited to be here.”
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