England manager says Haiti match was ‘hard for us’Georgia Stanway: ‘We’re happy to get over line’
Sarina Wiegman said England were missing “ruthlessness” as her side edged past Haiti in their World Cup opener. It was an edgy performance from the Lionesses who relied on a first-half penalty from Georgia Stanway to earn a valuable three points.
“We played a very hard game,” the head coach said. “We were absolutely ready. But they played a very good game too. As we expected, they played unpredictably, very direct and very strong in the counterattack.”
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