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The United States have dominated women's football for two decades, and although the team arrives in France at war with their national federation, there is little doubt they are favourites. The draw has handed the Americans a favourable group and the format giWomen's World Cup: Profiles of Groups D, E and F
The United States have dominated women's football for two decades, and although the team arrives in France at war with their national federation, there is little doubt they are favourites. The draw has handed the Americans a favourable group and the format gives strong teams time to find their feet. The first round, with six four-team groups, will eliminate just eight teams. The top two finishers in each group will advance along with four best third-place teams. In the second part of our group-by-group analysis AFP, looks at the contenders in groups D, E and F. Group D England (No. 3), Argentina (No. 37), Scotland (No. 20), Japan (No. 7) England were semifinalists in Canada four years ago and in the Euros in 2017. That tournament was followed by the removal of coach Mark Sampson for «inappropriate and unacceptable» conduct but his successor, Phil Neville has maintained the momentum. Despite winning 59 caps for England, Neville never played in a World Cup but he is confident his squad can do well and exploit the goodwill at home. «We have nothing to fear,» Neville said. «The crowd and media are behind us, we are going into a major tournament as the best-prepared team.» Japan... Read more