SYDNEY : Denmark coach Lars Sondergaard said his players relish the chance to play against 'superpower' England at Sydney Football Stadium on Friday, and that it would be a 'mortal sin' not to.Sondergaard's 13th-ranked squad face the European champions in a Group D match at the Women's World Cup, with bot
SYDNEY : Denmark coach Lars Sondergaard said his players relish the chance to play against"superpower" England at Sydney Football Stadium on Friday, and that it would be a"mortal sin" not to.
There is a familiarity between the two teams, Sondergaard said, with several of his players playing on Women's Super League sides alongside or against Lioness players. Bayern Munich midfielder Pernille Harder, who is key to Denmark's play, knows some of the England players better than most, particularly Millie Bright, her former team mate at Chelsea.
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