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No let-up for England after vital win over France, Russo says
ALESSIA RUSSO challenged England to raise the bar even higher in their final two Euro 2025 group stage qualifiers after they secured a vital 2-1 victory over France in Saint Etienne.
The in-form Arsenal forward got her name on the scoresheet with what proved to be the winner after Georgia Stanway blasted home a long-range opener, and the hosts could only claw back a consolation through Kadidiatou Diani’s second-half penalty.
Defending European champions England, who need to finish in the top two in their group to book an automatic ticket to next summer’s tournament, bounced back from Friday’s defeat to group A3 leaders France with a first half boss Sarina Wiegman branded as “one of the best we’ve ever played.”
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