England women's national football team
The English national football team represents England in international women women's football.
- 5.1 Germany
- 5.2 Switzerland
- 5.3 Austria
Background
The team reports to the British Association and was trained from 1998 to 2013 by the former national player Hope Powell. The team took part in three World Cups so far, which was always in the quarter final conclusion. Greatest successes were the Vice European Championships in 1984 and 2009.
In the fall of 2008, the Association adopted a strategy of 16 milestones (16 milestones) to improve the situation of women's football in England. As part of this strategy, the so-called FA players central contracts for England women's players (contracts of the Football Association for players ) were offered before the football World Cup 2011 Women in Germany. From a pot in which, inter alia, The association pays £ 320,000 a year, is the international players paid a salary so that they are not dependent on another job and thus can completely concentrate on playing football and for the Association, for training, etc., are readily available. 17 players took advantage of this agreement which is subject to certain criteria, use.
At the World Cup in Germany for the third time the quarter-finals was reached in which the next round was missed in a penalty shootout against France. England remained so besides Brazil are the only team unbeaten in the tournament and won in the first round as the only team to eventual champion Japan. After the World Cup to England improved - in particular due to the victory against Japan - 6th place in the FIFA world rankings, the best so far achieved placement. But in December it fell back to 8th place. By the early exit at Euro 2013, the England team fell out of the top 10. Hope Powell was released in August 2013 from their duties and Brent Hills, previously assistant coach and coach of the U-23 team will temporarily look after the team.
Tournament Record
World cup
European
Olympic games
Since only the crews of the nations participating in the Olympic Games, the English national team is a representative team in terms of the rules of the IOC, the English national football team of women has been unable to participate in the Olympic Games, for example, although it is had qualified for the World Cup 2007 as the third European quarter-final participants for the Olympic Games. The place went to Sweden, who were eliminated in the first round.
- 2004: not qualified
- 2008: not qualified
For the Olympic Games of 2012, the four British football associations had agreed that a British soccer team of women as automatically qualified team, the host country (in the name of the Olympic Committee of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is supposed to represent. For the first time took part in a British women's football national team at the Olympic Games. In the British team that was put together by the British Nationaltrainierin Hope Powell, only English players came alongside the two Scottish players Ifeoma Dieke and Kim Little used.
For the draw for the British team was set as one of the group heads next World Champion and defending U.S. and Japan met in the group stage on New Zealand (1-0 ), as well as Brazil ( 1-0) and Cameroon (3-0). Against Brazil and Cameroon, the English team had not played yet. In the quarterfinals, the British team Canada defeated 0-2.
Algarve and Cyprus Cup
The English team took twice now part of the Algarve Cup. In the first part of 2002 Square 9 was reached, at which date the last part of 2005, the place play- 7 was lost to China in a penalty shootout. Since 2009 England has participated in every year on the Cyprus Cup and won this tournament in 2009 and 2013. 2010 and 2011 was 5th place, 4th place achieved in 2012. 2014 England was again in the final, but lost against France.
Current squad
Squad for the Cyprus Cup 2014: Not considered was captain Casey Stoney, who is still recovering from a foot operation. Because of injuries, the two experienced goalkeeper Karen Bardsley and Rachel Brown Finnis on 26 February by Carly Telford, which was last used in 2012, and freshman Elizabeth Durack were replaced.
Updated 12 March 2014 ( after the match against France)
2013 also identified the following players came to missions or were appointed:
Record players
Games against teams of German-speaking countries
All results from British point of view
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
See also
- List of international matches of the English national football team of women
- German national football team