Lionesses boss says ‘it’s like playing in England’ as fans help team clinch World Cup win

The victory came thanks to Georgia Stanway’s re-taken penalty after VAR ruled that Haiti’s keeper moved from her line before saving the first

Sarina Wiegman saluted the roaring Lioness fans in Australia last night as England scraped a 1-0 win in their World Cup opener.

The victory came thanks to Georgia Stanway’s re-taken penalty after VAR ruled that Haiti’s keeper moved from her line before saving the first.

Afterwards, coach Sarina, 53, said: “I said to someone before the game, ‘It is like playing in England’ because there was so much noise around us, so much support.

“That is pretty special when you are playing on the other side of the world.”