![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/how-the-lionesses-can-ignite-womens-world-cup-campaign-with-win-over-denmark/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_GettyImages-1562795262.jpg&description=England's unconvincing win against Haiti will give manager Sarina Wiegman food for thought ahead of their clash with Denmark in Sydney - where a win will put them on the verge of the last 16 It may be only the second act in the Lionesses World Cup campaign but Friday's game against Denmark feels pivotal to their Australian adventure. Training at the home of the Central Coast Mariners in glorious sunshine earlier this week, England could be forgiven forgetting about Saturday's game against Haiti entirely - both the good and the bad. In this beautiful corner of the country all troubles seem to melt away. But Sarina Wiegman's side performance against the Concacaf outfit did bring about more questions than answers. This leaves England's Dutch supremo with big decisions to make. Does she unleash Lauren James from the start? Does the back four need a tweak? Will Alessia Russo keep her place up front? That said they got the task at hand done. A 1-0 win meant three points were collected and no serious injuries were picked up, but it wasn't the vintage England we have seen under the Dutch coach. Although it was all sunshine and smiles in front of the Gosford locals at training this week, internally you could see Wiegman studying every pass, every drill. Whether this results in a change of personnel or shape on Saturday remains to be seen, but the Lionesses have to be better against Lars Søndergaard's Denmark than they were against Haiti. The 8-0 win against Norway in the second game of Euro 2022 on a boiling hot night in Brighton seemed to ignite England's tournament campaign last summer, which culminated in triumph. Here is what England need to do to against Denmark to put concerns over indifferent form behind them. Keira Walsh can control the pace of a game like few others in the England squad. But the Lionesses' own "sat nav" appeared to have malfunctioned against Haiti, as she struggled to stamp her authority on an end-to-end contest. At times Millie Bright and Jess Cart){kind=link}
England’s unconvincing win against Haiti will give manager Sarina Wiegman food for thought ahead of their clash with Denmark in Sydney – where a win will put them on the verge of the last 16
It may be only the second act in the Lionesses World Cup campaign but Friday’s game against Denmark feels pivotal to their Australian adventure.
Training at the home of the Central Coast Mariners in glorious sunshine earlier this week, England could be forgiven forgetting about Saturday’s game against Haiti entirely – both the good and the bad. In this beautiful corner of the country all troubles seem to melt away.
But Sarina Wiegman’s side performance against the Concacaf outfit did bring about more questions than answers. This leaves England’s Dutch supremo with big decisions to make. Does she unleash Lauren James from the start? Does the back four need a tweak? Will Alessia Russo keep her place up front?
That said they got the task at hand done. A 1-0 win meant three points were collected and no serious injuries were picked up, but it wasn’t the vintage England we have seen under the Dutch coach.