England stood up to their opponents’ attempts to frustrate them and displayed an ability to break down stubborn defences
It was perhaps appropriate that this match in Le Havre became a battle ground. Blitzed by the allied armies in 1944, the port city is no stranger to the term. And here, amid the concrete rebuild, in a blue lagoon of a stadium, the Argentinians went to war with England.
This fixture does not have the deep historic rivalry of the men’s. If anything the talk post-draw was dominated by Scotland and 2015 semi-final opponents Japan, there was bad blood in the group. Argentina were small fry, the whipping boys – or girls – that would surely guarantee a third-place finisher from Group D.
Written by Suzanne Wrack at Stade Océane
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