📝 England keep their hopes alive with a thrashing of the Netherlands
England refuses to surrender so soon. They are the reigning European champions and today they have shown that they will not give up without a fight.
The Lionesses easily overcame a Netherlands side that had debuted with a win against Wales, keeping alive their hopes of defending the title.
Two goals from Lauren James and two more from Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone sparked the Lionesses' campaign.
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Theirs was, without a doubt, the perfect response.
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