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Albion trio fly the flag in World Cup knockouts

Robinson, Williams and Bergsvand prepare for last-16 ties.

By Bruce Talbot • 04 August 2023

By Nigel Keene
Katie Robinson has won five caps for England.

Katie Robinson, Lydia Williams and Guro Bergsvand will be flying the flag for Albion into the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup.

Robinson has yet to make an appearance for the Lionesses, who had a 100% record in their qualifying group and now head into a round of 16 tie against Nigeria in Brisbane on Monday (0830 GMT).

Goalkeeper Williams has been on the bench during Australia’s group stage matches and the co-hosts are back in action on Monday when they take on Denmark in Sydney (11.30 GMT).

Norway defender Guro Bergsvand’s involvement so far has been restricted to a nine-minute appearance as substitute at the end of their 6-0 win over Philippines. That victory sealed second place in Group A and a round of 16 tie against Japan on Saturday. 

Our other two World Cup players will now return home before linking up with the Albion squad for the start of pre-season training later this month.

Defender Rebekah Stott played in all three games for the other co-hosts New Zealand. They beat Norway 1-0 in the tournament opener to claim their first World Cup win but then lost 1-0 to Philippines before a goalless draw against Switzerland meant they were squeezed out of the knockout phase.

Geummin Lee helped South Korea hold Germany to a 1-1 draw on Thursday, a result that knocked the former champions out of the competition.

Lee also started the Koreans two other group games when they were beaten 2-0 by Colombia and 1-0 against Morocco, which meant they finished bottom of Group H.