England Women's coach Sarina Wigman said her team wanted to not only beat the US Women but also “dominate” the world's top-ranked team in Friday's friendly.
england women manager Sarina Wigman She not only wants her team to win; american womenHowever, they “overwhelmed” the world's top-ranked team in Friday's international friendly.
The Lionesses welcome America to Wembley in a glitzy match pitting the newly crowned European champions against the reigning World Cup holders.
The United States has traditionally dominated women's international soccer for many years, winning four of the past eight World Cups and never finishing lower than third, but it currently ranks ahead of all other countries in the FIFA World Rankings. We are in the top spot by a wide margin.
England are fourth in the rankings, behind Germany and Sweden, but Wiegmann asked his team to make a statement on Friday night.
“We need these games to find out where we are. We can play against lower teams, but that doesn't give us the image we need to prepare for the World Cup. We need to win all the time. “I'm always thinking about what's next after a game,” she told reporters. “We seize the moment and think about what we can do better. That's how we approach it.”
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“What we've seen in Europe is an improvement in the game. You'll see the difference between Euro 2017 and Euro 2022. With so many different styles of play, the game has improved a lot tactically and technically. We've progressed. The Americans have improved and brought in some young players and new players.
“I'm really looking forward to it. The team is doing well. Obviously we had some injuries late in the game, but everyone here right now is available and looking good. America is the best team in the world. “I think everyone on the American team is very excited to come to Europe and play against top-level teams.''
“This is a great test for us. We don't just think about the result, we don't just want to win, we want to dominate the game. That's what we're trying to do and what we want to do. That's what I'm thinking. We're playing against a very strong team, the United States, who everyone expects to win.
“Some of the top-level teams we play, you don't know if you're going to win when you're playing. We're putting pressure on ourselves. We want to win every time we step on the pitch. .”
England won the European Championship in the summer for the first time ever, winning all six games, including victories over both Germany and Sweden.
However, the Lionesses have won only four of the past 18 meetings with the United States, including a loss in the 2019 World Cup semifinals.
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