Lauren James has been the star of the show for Sarina Wiegman's side with three goals in the last two games, and she is expected to keep her place in the starting XI.
Nigeria were unbeaten in Group A but could only finish second behind Australia in the opening stage of the tournament after being held to a goalless draw by the Republic of Ireland in their last match.
If England progress, they will face Jamaica or Colombia in the quarter-finals. Read More...
Last night the first Eurovision Song Contest semi-final had a shock result as both Finland and Denmark failed to make it through to this year’s grand final.
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Denmark has a good track record in the competition, having appeared in the top five 14 times. They hosted the competition last year after scooping victory in 2013 with Emmelie de Forest’s Only Teardrops.
There was a flurry of online frustration when Finland also missed a spot in this year’s final. Read More...
Then, in the final of 1991, this time at Tottenham Hotspur, he had a “perfectly good goal” disallowed and then the agony of seeing his penalty saved – but ended up on the winning side as Spurs beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 after extra time. “I didn’t win much as a player,” he says now of his illustrious playing years. “I did individual things, like winning the Golden Boot [as most prolific scorer in the 1986 World Cup], but not much as part of a team. Read More...
