England women’s football team head coach Mark Sampson declared his 23-women for FIFA world cup 2015 starting next month. Defender Steph Houghton will be leading English women throughout the competition. Manager Sampson is confident about the side and he hopes that team will perform better in the world cup and will be looking to bag world cup trophy.
Mark Sampson said, “This is a hugely exciting time for all the staff and players. We’re ranked sixth in the world, we are a good team and we’ve got some exceptional players. We’ve got a very compact, resolute unit and we’ve got a real togetherness in the group so we’ll certainly be a difficult opponent for anyone in Canada.”
He has addressed players to treat every match like they are playing the final. Mark said, “The ambition is to go to Canada and win the competition but we’ve got to treat every game like a final.”
Read more: England women’s football fixtures 2015
England is in Group F of world cup along with France, Colombia and Mexico. The English women will be up against neighbors France on 9 June, 2015 at Moncton Stadium.
England Women’s Squad
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Forwards |
| Siobhan Chamberlain | Steph Houghton | Fran Kirby |
| Karen Bardsley | Laura Bassett | Eni Aluko |
| Carly Telford | Jordan Nobbs | Toni Duggan |
| Jade Moore | Lianne Sanderson | |
| Jo Potter | Ellen White | |
| Katie Chapman | Jodie Taylor | |
| Alex Scott | ||
| Casey Stoney | ||
| Jill Scott | ||
| Lucy Bronze | ||
| Alex Greenwood | ||
| Fara Williams | ||
| Claire Rafferty | ||
| Karen Carney |
BBC will be covering all matches of world cup in United Kingdom. UK Viewers can watch live telecast of matches on BBC Sports Website and full commentary of England’s each match will be provided by BBC Radio 5 live.
