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*** Thursday 27 June 2019 In the money Wan-Bissaka earns £70k-a-week rise with United move Football, page 6 Sport telegraph.co.uk/sport WOMEN’S WORLD CUP England rocked by virus Centre-backs Houghton and Bright in fitness race after squad is hit by bug Captain Steph Houghton in training yesterday PA England to gamble on Royoy Konta left undercooked Opener will be risked forr British No1 suffers shock crucial clash with India defeat before Wimbldeonn Cricket World Cup, pages 8-11 Tennis, pages 12-13 2 *** Thursday 27 June 2019 The Daily Telegraph Sport World Cup 2019 Virus and injury hit Norway v England England ahead of quarter-final, 8pm Norway showdown TV: Live on BBC 1 stances,” Neville said. “And then but offered an insight into how his Jason Burt they’ve probably thought, ‘You family, in particular his wife Julie, CHIEF FOOTBALLALL CORRESPONDENTENT know what, we were mentally in is coping with it. in Le Havre the zone there. We were mentally “I lost my job at [Manchester] strong’. And that’s another barrier United, I lost my job at Valencia, it they have overcome.” happens,” Neville said. “I don’t go The Norwegians present their into a game thinking about losing, I Bright and Houghton own barrier – quite literally given go into a game thinking I am going Probable teams are both fitness doubts their strength in central defence to have fun, thinking I am here and Venue: Stade Oceane, Le Havre Capacity: 25,181 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) with the Chelsea pair of Maren I am going to do the best that I can. Rotation policy will have Mjelde and Maria Thorisdottir, “My wife thinks about losing, she Norway (4-4-1-1) England (4-2-3-1) prepared us, says Neville while England fret about the fitness thinks about ‘what ifs’. But my of their first-choice centre-backs. ‘what if ’ is that we have prepared Minde Reiten “They are both major doubts. them well, we are in good shape, (Wolfsburg) (LSK Kvinner) Bronze Parris (Lyon) A virus has swept through the Eng- Steph because of the tackle [against we’ve played four, won four, three (Lyon) land camp ahead of their World Cameroon],” Neville said. “Millie clean sheets.” Neville said his wife Cup quarter-final against Norway has a virus that’s going through the was “emotional” after the Came- Thorisdottir (Chelsea) tonight which has left Millie Bright, camp. She’s more of a doubt than roon game “because she knows Engen Walsh McManus who has been quarantined, a Steph, but we will give them all what it means to us all”. (LSK Kvinner) (Man City) (Man Utd) “major doubt” while captain Steph every chance. It’s sickness, a simple “As a footballer you win or lose White Houghton is fighting to overcome virus picked up in the last couple of and probably think about the next (Man City) Hjelmseth Graham Hansen Stanway Bardsley an ankle injury. days. She’s in her room recovering 15 years, but as a manager your next (Stabaek) (Wolfsburg) Herlovsen (Man City) (Man City) Both pieces of news were con- at this moment in time.” game could be your last one and (Kolbotn) firmed by head coach Phil Neville If neither can play – Houghton that’s how my wife is. She worries Houghton and while it may have been a ploy to trained, so should make it – it would like mad, prays, lights candles, car- Risa (Man City) Mjelde (Koppabergs) Scott cast some uncertainty for the Nor- mean a new partnership of Abbie ries medals. She is struggling with (Chelsea) wegians, it does appear to be the McManus and Leah Williamson. the games. (Man City) case that a virus has affected a num- “You guys have had an obsession “You see, every squad member ber of players, with Lucy Bronze ill with my rotation for 18 months,” has travelled with 15-16 people. Wold Saevik Duggan Stokes and three others laid low. Neville said, arguing he had carried They are driving 15-16 hours to get (LSK Kvinner) (Kolbotn) Temperatures are expected to hit through his policy with this cir- to games. It means a lot. I think this (Barcelona) (Man City) 30C in the Stade Oceane today, cumstance in mind. “It’s for has brought me back to when I was though Neville’s squad came pre- moments like this that we can just an under-15 schoolboy, where this pared for the predicted heatwave say ‘no problem’.” group of people got together and by training in thermals and spend- If England were to lose to Nor- created memories and friendships ing up to 30 minutes a day in the way, it means they would not clinch that you have all your life. We are a sauna at England’s pre-tournament a place for Team GB at next sum- tight-knit group that want to do Recent form Recent form base at St George’s Park. mer’s Olympics. Neville knows the well.” Undoubtedly the heat is now on. pressure, as well as the heat, is on They will need to be at their best Norway England But it may also be that England’s to beat Norway, who knocked out brutal, controversial last-16 tie Australia in the last round, with against Cameroon has prepared Cameroon face Fifa action Neville accepting that the perfor- WWWLWW WLWWWW them for the pressure of this occa- mance level must “jump up 10-15 sion, with Neville admitting that his Fifa has volatile per cent”. “This is the most difficult players were left in a “state of opened contest in quarter-final opponent we could shock” by events during the 3-0 disciplinary Valenciennes, have had,” he said, adding that the win last Sunday, when their oppo- proceedings which absence of the world’s best player, nents appeared to mutiny against against England won Ada Hegerberg, who has been in Good omen No 1 Team news refereeing decisions and employed Cameroon 3-0, Cameroon dispute with the national side since England booked their place in England are suffering with a some rough tackling. over their remonstrated 2017, has made Norway stronger. the knockout stage with a 1-0 virus in the camp, with head The Football Association chair- behaviour in at length with “Maybe Ada Hegerberg not coming victory over Argentina at the coach Phil Neville revealing man, Greg Clarke, who was at Sun- Sunday’s the officials has given them a cause, to prove same Le Havre stadium. Millie Bright is a “major doubt”. day’s match and will be at the fractious and looked as they can win without her,” he said. Good omen No 2 Steph Houghton is also quarter-final today, asked Neville last-16 match if they may As for England? This is their England beat Norway 2-1 in the struggling with an ankle injury for permission to address the squad against not play on fourth successive World Cup quar- last 16 at the World Cup in sustained against Cameroon. afterwards. “He made a fantastic England. after VAR ter-final, having reached the last Canada four years ago. Norway have no fresh injury speech to the players in terms of On two decisions four for the first time in 2015. concerns, having reached the their behaviour and how important occasions went against Anything short of that again would Head-to-head quarter-final with a penalty that was in such difficult circum- during the them. be failure. The two sides have met 18 times, shoot-out victory over much- with 12 wins for Norway, four fancied Australia. for England and two draws. The most recent clash saw Who is next? Norway win 1-0 with Ada The winners will advance to Collina denies ‘experiment’ with VAR Hegerberg the scorer. meet either hosts France or reigning champions United consider the Women’s World Cup kicks are taken. Three penalties Weather forecast Sunny, with States in the semi-final at By Molly McElwee in Paris an experiment or guinea pig. The have been retaken and Fifa has temperatures at 24C at kick-off. Stade de Lyon on July 2. new version of the laws have been backtracked by removing what Col- Pierluigi Collina has defended the implemented in Poland at the Un- lina called the “harsh” automatic Odds use of the video assistant referee at der-20 World Cup, Copa America yellow card received for the of- the World Cup, disputing claims and Africa Cup of Nations,” he said. fence. Collina said Fifa was sur- England Norway draw that the women’s showpiece event Debate has erupted over rule prised by the criticism and that the is being used as a guinea pig. changes made on June 1, in particu- rules made it easier for keepers. The chairman of Fifa’s referees lar the new penalty rule, which VAR has been used 29 times in committee said the changes have states goalkeepers must have one the first 44 matches with a 98 per 21/20 12/5 5/2 been made Fifa-wide. “We didn’t foot on the goal-line when spot- cent accuracy rate. The Daily Telegraph Thursday 27 June 2019 *** 3 Norway’sNorway’s strengthsstrengths Inn beating Australia, the NorwegiansNorwegians came into their own,wn, creating a lot of chances andnd taking 24 shots. TheirTheir Ballon d’Or winner strengthtrength is through the middle,middle, with Chelsea centrcentre-e- backack pair Maren Mjelde and MariaMaria Thorisdottir combiningcombining left in shade as nation well,well, 21-year-old Ingrid Engen formidableormidable as a holdingholding midfieldermidfielder and centre-forwardcentre-forward Isabellsabell Herlovsen in scoring form.orm.

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