England\u2019s quest for a first ever FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup\u2122 title came to an end on Thursday with their 3-0 loss to Spain, but the opportunity to still make history is there for the Young Lionesses. With a win on Sunday against USA in the match for third place, England will earn a bronze medal for the first time.<\/p>\n
Players and head coach Natalie Henderson were left disappointed by coming up short in the semi-final, but the ambition to finish on the podium is definitely there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it would be really good, that will be our full focus now, we\u2019ve got nothing to lose,\u201d said defender Rachel Maltby. \u201cWe\u2019ve done ourselves proud so far and I think this last game is really where we can show how good we are and who we can compete with, so third place is what we\u2019re aiming for now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Midfielder Laila Harbert echoed the sentiments of her team-mate, saying they will relish the opportunity to go up against a tough USA side.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made history in the summer as well as the first U-17 Lionesses side to reach the EURO final, so we\u2019re looking to create history again on Sunday,\u201d said Harbert. \u201cWe have a very good chance. We fell short tonight to a very strong Spain side, but we know this is not the end of our journey and we look forward to playing against the USA on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n
Henderson expressed her pride at how her team battled on the night against the holders, and knows it will not take much to get her side to bounce back and be ready for Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are really motivated by that,\u201d said Henderson. “It’s obviously not the game we wanted to play in, however we feel like it is a good opportunity to go and show the world what we can do and we want to finish in that top three.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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