England striker Lauren James has predicted a “very difficult” clash when her team meet Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the Round of 16 at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
James spoke in his post-match interview after leading England to a 6-1 defeat of China in their final Group D encounter on Tuesday.
Sarina Wiegman’s side will face Nigeria on August 7 in Brisbane and James thinks the match will be tough.
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Speaking of the match, the Chelsea star told ITV: “Nigeria will be difficult, to be fair, every team has a hard time even watching other games.
“The teams are catching up and I know it’s going to be a very tough game.”