As she get's ready for punditry duty with the BBC for the Women's World Cup, Former England captain Steph Houghton spoke to Metro about the Lionesses chances. ️ And if she's correct, football could be coming home ️⚽️
Steph Houghton is confident England’s women can compete with the likes of USA at the upcoming World Cup World CupThe Manchester City centre-back has England down as one of the favourites in a competition she believes is too close to call.
‘Whenever I’ve been involved in a World Cup it’s always been the USA as favourites, and rightly so with their history and the players that they had,’ she told‘But it’s very much open in the tournament this year, it will be all about who has that winning mentality and who can use their squad to keep everybody as fresh as possible.England has been rocked by notable injuries – with the likes of Leah Williamson, Fran Kirby and Beth Mead ruled out – in the lead-up to the World Cup.
‘England has got to be up there [in the favourites] because of the amazing Euros success. You also have Australia with the likes of Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord on top of the home nation advantage.‘Spain have got some great experience on the team, but it will be interesting to see how they do in this tournament and how that team cohesion is after months of deliberations.’
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