2019, World Cup fever No 2: England and Scotland go for glory in France | Louise Taylor

The 2019 Women’s World Cup is set to be the most competitive yet and England, who meet Scotland in their opening game on 9 June, are genuine contenders

Jill Ellis did not ponder the question for long. The USA’s English-born manager had just been asked if France 2019 would be the most competitive Women’s World Cup to date and her answer spoke volumes.

“Is it going to the hardest to win?” mused the coach who led her adopted country to glory in Canada four years ago. “Well, every World Cup should be bigger and better than the one before and, in terms of the standard of the teams alone, I think France is going to be a spectacular tournament.”

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