We practiced it [penalties] yesterday and before the Euros we practiced it a lot and we just repeated it yesterday in case we did have a shootout and I think we did good.

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Hope turned to disappointment when it was later confirmed by airport staff that the Lionesses had left the airport and the crowd soon dispersed. Goalkeepers can be recommended or invited to attend the centre through a number of ways, including a referral through the FA Discover My Talent Programme, from regional FA Talent Technical Coaches (TTC), an FA Talent Reporter, club coaches, club officials, referees and others. In some cases, a selection process may also take place. They will debut the new kit for the first time against Brazil during this current international break. It has been a move welcomed by a number of former England players. England's women were so close to making history. Having become the first English senior side to reach a World Cup final since 1966, after the success of winning the Euros in 2022, the Lionesses just came up short in Sydney.Make no mistake, England will need to play notably better than they did in a sloppy second half against Brazil if they are to win the World Cup this summer, yet their chances of doing so now feel significantly enhanced by the valuable experiences they gained at Wembley during the course of dramatically winning the first Women's Finalissima on penalties. England are through to the semi-finals, but the Lionesses will be under heightened pressure next week when they play against a home crowd, ITV News' Steve Scott reports England have never won a shoot-out in a major women's tournament, losing 4-3 to France in the 2011 World Cup and 4-3 to Sweden in the 1984 Euros final. Working as a pundit for ITV's coverage, Chelsea manager Emma Hayes felt conceding late on could help England. "This tested England, more so than any game since the Euros," she said. "It's the perfect time for them to be exposed defensively - they're going to have to work on that. They came through with flying colours in the shoot-out."

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You want to improve all the time. That's what I see, this group of players are so eager to be successful, so every next moment we want to grab [the opportunity] and be better. Growth is one of the things that is really into this team."That means two of the three starters in England's frontline from last summer will likely change at the World Cup. We didn't necessarily not deserve to concede. It's probably good to expose ourselves to all these challenges to be fair. Personally, I didn't think we came out the way we should've come out [in the second half].