tournament is this inability to have any cohesion, to come together at the right times. and ultimately to score goals. so in the end, couldn t score the penalty kicks either. julie, i can t say that i ve always been the biggest soccer fan, but you really didn t have to be to be engrossed in this match. i mean, when it came down to penalty kicks and the winning kick is just over the line by a couple of millimeters, it s heart stopping. i wonder, you got into a bit of this. is this structural for the team or just a run of a few bad performances? do they need to make some big changes? yeah. it s a great question. it requires us to sit down over dinner and have a glass of wine probably to discuss because i do think that what we ve seen in this tournament and it s really encouraging actually for a long time we kept saying the world is catching up to the united states. we ve had incredible dominance thanks in large part to title
for them, it s norway next. ben croucher, bbc news. england face china in their final group game knowing a point or better will see them top group d. though they ve won their opening two matches, they ve not been at their best, and manager sarina wiegman is looking for improvements in key areas. it s a different game tomorrow than we had against haiti and denmark. i think we had moments in both games that we played fairly well, and then we had moments that we lost the ball a little bit too much where they could counter attack. i think that is one thing that we want to keep the patience, keep the ball going. keep the passing game in a good place and try and create chances, score goals, is what we always want. that s actually the main thing, i think, to keep control of the game as much as possible, because sometimes that s really hard. now to the netball world cup, and england, scotland and wales have been taking part in the second stage of the
for them, it s norway next. ben croucher, bbc news. england face china in their final group game knowing a point or better will see them top group d. though they ve won their opening two matches, they ve not been at their best, and manager sarina wiegman is looking for improvements in key areas. it s a different game tomorrow than we had against haiti and denmark. i think we had moments in both games that we played really well, and then we had moments that we lost the ball a little bit too much where they could counter attack. i think that is one thing that we want to keep the patience, keep the ball going. keep the passing game in a good place and try and create chances, score goals, is what we always want. that s actually the main thing, i think, to keep control of the game as much as possible, because sometimes that s really hard. now to the netball world cup, and england, scotland and wales have been taking part in the second stage of the competition in south africa.
made it three wins from three for the 2011 champions. for them, it s norway next. ben croucher, bbc news. england face china in their final group game knowing a point or better will see them top group d. though they ve won their opening two matches, they ve not been at their best, and manager sarina wiegman is looking for improvements in key areas. it s a different game tomorrow than we had against haiti and denmark. i think we had moments in both games that we played fairly well and then we had moments that we lost the ball a little bit too much where they could counter attack. i think that is one thing that we want, to keep the patience, keep the ball going. keep the passing game in a good place and try and create chances, score goals, is what we always want. that, that s actually the main thing, i think, to keep control of the game as much as possible, because sometimes that s really
brave thumping header to get the american team a point out of this game. they will be glad they got the point. they might struggle when the teams get even tougher in the knockout stages. if they are struggling to score goals, but for now, they are saying give us time. there s 14 new players in this squad from the last world cup. they haven t all played together until game one of the tournament. so they are just getting things together. and overall, i think the american players were reasonably satisfied. take a listen. i felt the momentum the whole time. we could be disappointed in the first half, but we fixed things right away. the pressure we got on and the amount of chants that came from it. i m proud of the team and the response. the american team need a result in the next game against portugal on tuesday. it s a tough group.