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England not ready to leave world cup
Lionesses have never won a knockout game at the competition

ENGLAND head into tonight’s round of 16 match against Norway with the aim of reaching the final of the Women’s World Cup in Canada.

Manager Mark Sampson said prior to the tournament that anything but the semi-finals would be deemed as a failure.

After losing their opening match to France 1-0, the Lionesses won their final two games 2-1 to secure qualification out of the group stage.

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