England vs United States

Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live match blog of the game between England Women and USWMT in a meeting between the Euro 2022 winners and the world ...

Fine opportunity for Smith as Bronze gets pulled out of position. They'll just play a bit of keep-ball here, waiting for the right moment... The strike's packed with power but fizzes into the side-netting! She's squeezed out by the white shirts of Bronze and Bright. Bright blocks brilliantly and the US corner comes to nothing... It's not been her night so far. only to spurn the opportunity after doing the hard work. Her inswinger takes a nick and goes out for a corner... •1h ago Is there a final twist? There's the whistle! Hemp pounced in the 10th minute, before England were pegged back when Sophia Smith fired past Mary Earps just before the half-hour mark.

A huge night at Wembley Stadium lies ahead as the 2022 European champions, England face the current World champions, USA.

The US in blue start the game as both sets of players take a knee pre game. Most of the recent meetings between the teams have taken place in the SheBelieves Cup, in which the USA have just about come out on top. Beth Mead breaks for England and then the home side almost slip up at the back as Earps is caught out. The temperature, however is mild and it's currently 18C/64F in the English capital. great play as Rapinoe dummys and Trinity Rodman slots home to tie the game We've seen little from Megan Rapinoe in the opening stage of this game. An error from Stanway instrumental as she gives the ball away cheaply but a fine finish from the Thorns striker. The clock is ticking down and England looking solid in hanging on to their advantage. last action of the half surely....Headed over from Horan and that must be it... Lavelle shoots and the ball is drilled into the rear of an England player. Rapinoe strikes and the ball is well defended by England. Better from England now as they combine nicely with the move starting with Walsh deep inside her own half.

England are not supposed to beat the United States. The best team on the planet, as ranked by Fifa, and reigning World Champions were once untouchable.

England are not supposed to beat the United States. They are making their own. This 2-1 victory had its caveats — it came with the aid of VAR and in a friendly — but it extended Sarina Wiegman’s unbeaten reign to 23 games and highlighted a winning mentality.

European champions England scored a rare 2-1 win over World Cup holders the United States women's national team in a pulsating friendly at London's Wembley ...

With less than 10 minutes remaining, the referee pointed to the spot for a penalty to the U.S. It was the first time the U.S. If the USWNT were unhappy with the involvement of VAR in that instance, their frustration was multiplied minutes later. And she soon showed the lethal touch in front of goal that saw her score 14 times in 18 NWSL appearances this year. We don't win a World Cup now -- it's great to have this moment in this environment to prepare for the World Cup next year." Players from both teams united before kickoff in a sign of solidarity with victims of sexual abuse, [holding a banner that read "Protect the Players"](/soccer/england-engw/story/4763603/protect-the-players-uswntengland-share-powerful-message-ahead-of-wembley-friendly) and wearing teal armbands. defender Alana Cook failed to intercept the ball, only slowing it into the path of Hemp who had a simple finish from six yards. The U.S. Euro 2022 Golden Boot winner Beth Mead was the creator, breaking clear down the right and sending in a low cross. In front of a sellout crowd of almost 77,000, the entertainment on the field more than lived up to the hype, particularly in a thrilling first half that saw three goals. There was controversy too, when the U.S. Lauren Hemp and a Georgia Stanway penalty gave England the goals they needed, either side of a goal from Sophia Smith that briefly drew the U.S.

USWNT vs. England at Wembley: Highlights and live updates from England's 2-1 friendly win against the reigning World Cup champs.

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USWNT vs. England at Wembley: Highlights and live updates from England's 2-1 friendly win against the reigning World Cup champs.

It also broke the record for the most spectators to watch a women’s game in England. - This match is expected to break the record for most fans to watch a USWNT friendly. More than 80,000 fans are expected to pack into Wembley to watch the USWNT vs. The pre-game broadcast begins at 2:30pm ET and the match kicks off at 3pm ET (8pm local). Still, the match comes at the end of a tumultuous week for the women’s soccer community, following the release of the U.S. A couple post-game thoughts: England definitely looked like the stronger team today (as evidenced by their 69% possession percentage, in addition to the 2-1 score). Naomi Girma, for the second time tonight, outsprinting an England forward to reach to a critical ball before her opponent. It’s Dunn’s first appearance for the USWNT since giving birth to her son in May. The U.S. Lindsey Horan does a great job of forcing a turnover and gets the ball to Sophia Smith, who finds the back of the net (video below). The USWNT and England met today at Wembley Stadium in a friendly for the ages. (In addition there was also a moment of silence for the recent stadium stampede in Indonesia, where

England return to Wembley for the first time since their Euros triumph with a match against the world champions. Join Barry Glendenning.

41 min: Sofia Huerta puts the ball out for an England corner with the USA back defending in numbers in the face of an England onslaught. With only Earps in the England goal to beat from 10 yards, she makes no mistake with her low shot. She raises her right arm and sends the ball to the far post from the quadrant but England clear. 55 min: Rachel Daly plays a back-pass to her goalkeeper Mary Earps from inside the USA half. We had some problems to get out of the press in the second half but it’s a 2-1 and I think a great game.” 73 min: Rapinoe wins the ball halfway inside her own half and tries to play Sophia Smith in behind the England defence with a weighted pass from deep. I’m not sure I made it clear earlier but the USA’s second equaliser was ruled out for offside after a VAR consultation. 70 min: Played in behind the England defence, Trinty Rodman rides a challenge from Rachel Daly but stays on her feet before drifting left and wide. 66 min: A goal down but in the ascendency as the game enters its final 20 minutes, USA are plugging away in search of an equaliser. Rapinoe curls the ball towards the far post and Millie Bright heads it out for a corner. I had a free role to roam where I wanted, I was in the right place at the right time. We have a lot of months, a lot of games to prepare for so that we’re in the best possible condition.”