Sarina Wiegman has named her squad for the Women’s World Cup, which is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and kicks off on 20 July
Wiegman said Bright would captain the team if fit. The manager said the centre-back was “still building” fitness but sounded positive. “We need to build a little more but it looks good,” she said.
Mead sustained an ACL injury in November and her chances of inclusion were slim given that she has not played since. The forward collected the golden boot and player of the tournament award when England won Euros last summer. Wiegman said she had ruled out Mead a long time back because there were too many risks involved in her selection.
England’s call-up is her first since September, when she scored in the 10-0 defeat of Luxembourg. The forward signed for Spurs from Chelsea in January in search of first-team football to improve her World Cup chances and was vital to the team avoiding relegation. Wiegman praised England’s form and “resilience”.
Jordan Nobbs has made the cut in midfield, despite picking up an injury in Aston Villa’s penultimate game. She missed the 2017 Euros and 2019 World Cup through injury. Le Tissier, the forward Jess Park and the goalkeeper Emily Ramsey are on the standby list. Wiegman said it was a “hard call” not to select Le Tissier but that she regarded the 21-year-old more as a right-back than a centre-half, where she has been used by United.
Optimism regarding England’s chances of winning the tournament has been punctured by injuries to Mead, Williamson and the forward Fran Kirby. Two other members of England’s Euro 2022 squad, the record goalscorer Ellen White and midfielder Jill Scott, retired after the final.
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