Adelaide, Aug 1 (Ians) Lauren James contributed two goals and three assists as England thrashed China 6-1 to bag three consecutive wins at FIFA Women’s World Cup Group D and eliminated the Steel Roses from the tournament here on Tuesday.
In the other Group D match held in Perth at the same time, Pernille Harder and Sanne Troelsgaard scored at each half for Denmark, beating Haiti 2-0 to qualify for the round of 16 as the group runners-up, reports Xinhua.
Before the start of final round matches, England led Group D with six points, whereas both China and Denmark trailed with three points each.
Due to the absence of injured key midfielder Keira Walsh, England head coach Sarina Wiegman shifted to a new 3-4-3 formation in lieu of her usual 4-3-3. China’s star forward Wang Shuang, who was benched for the first two matches’ initial halves, started for the first time.
In the other Group D match held in Perth at the same time, Pernille Harder and Sanne Troelsgaard scored at each half for Denmark, beating Haiti 2-0 to qualify for the round of 16 as the group runners-up, reports Xinhua.
Before the start of final round matches, England led Group D with six points, whereas both China and Denmark trailed with three points each.
Due to the absence of injured key midfielder Keira Walsh, England head coach Sarina Wiegman shifted to a new 3-4-3 formation in lieu of her usual 4-3-3. China’s star forward Wang Shuang, who was benched for the first two matches’ initial halves, started for the first time.
- 8/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The England Lionesses’ historic win in the Women’s Euro 2022 soccer championship has proved to be a viewership bonanza for the BBC.
England beat eight-time champions Germany at London’s Wembley stadium in the final on Sunday evening, with Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly scoring for the victors. The game was played in front of a record crowd of 87,192.
The final was broadcast on BBC One. The game drew an average of 11 million viewers and a 66 audience share, peaking at 17.5 million, according to overnights.tv.
The Women's #euro2022final on BBC1, kicking off at 5pm, drew an audience averaging 11m/66, and peaked at 17.6m! Congratulations to the #Lionesses on their win over Germany! #uktvratings https://t.co/DSYC3PhVGB
— overnights.tv (@overnightstv) August 1, 2022
The 17.6 million peak smashed the previous record, achieved just days previously when England beat Sweden 4-0 in the semi-final. That game drew a peak of 9.3 million on the BBC,...
England beat eight-time champions Germany at London’s Wembley stadium in the final on Sunday evening, with Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly scoring for the victors. The game was played in front of a record crowd of 87,192.
The final was broadcast on BBC One. The game drew an average of 11 million viewers and a 66 audience share, peaking at 17.5 million, according to overnights.tv.
The Women's #euro2022final on BBC1, kicking off at 5pm, drew an audience averaging 11m/66, and peaked at 17.6m! Congratulations to the #Lionesses on their win over Germany! #uktvratings https://t.co/DSYC3PhVGB
— overnights.tv (@overnightstv) August 1, 2022
The 17.6 million peak smashed the previous record, achieved just days previously when England beat Sweden 4-0 in the semi-final. That game drew a peak of 9.3 million on the BBC,...
- 8/1/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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