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England's qualifying campaign for the 2027 Women's World Cup is officially underway. It hasn't gone how the Lionesses would've hoped thus far, with a second-placed finish in the group condemning Sarina Wiegman's side to the play-off route. But the 2023 runners-up are still expected to make the 2027 tournament, even if they are taking the scenic route.

World football's governing body have aggressively responded to recent legal threats by accusing their European counterparts of orchestrating a coordinated smear campaign. The bitter legal dispute centres around the controversial and now-abandoned multi-billion investment proposal, which has caused a major political rift between the organisations and their respective presidents.

Sarina Wiegman will be picking her squad to travel to Brazil in around eight months' time, but which players need a big domestic season to force their way into her thinking?

The midfielder established herself in Sarina Wiegman's thoughts over the past 12 months after a remarkable rise from the lower leagues