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By Hannah Pinnock England manager Sarina Wiegman branded her side’s 2-1 loss against France ‘frustrating’ after a goal from Beth Mead initially gave them the lead at St James’ Park. Despite suffering a sucker punch early doors when goalkeeper Mary Earps was forced off with a hip injury, Mead restored the calm with a composed finish from close range. However, the Lionesses were cruelly undone by two set-piece goals from Elisa De Almeida and Marie-Antoinette Katoto. The result moves England outside of the automatic qualification spots in their group. France currently lead the way, closely follow…

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