:00:18. > :00:21.Hello, welcome to the start of England's World Cup campaign. Hope
:00:21. > :00:25.Powell's women kicked off their Group B matches this afternoon
:00:25. > :00:29.against Mexico. Two players with plenty of England experience Joe
:00:29. > :00:32.Potter and Sue Smith will be with me and lending their expertise
:00:32. > :00:42.throughout the tournament. Now let's bring you up to speed with
:00:42. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:02.how the tournament works. There are If England top their group, they
:01:02. > :01:07.would be likely to avoid Germany in the quarter finals. We're with
:01:07. > :01:15.England all the way on the red button for their matches. Let's get
:01:16. > :01:23.on with the action from Wolfsburg. Your commentators are Lucy Ward and
:01:24. > :01:27.Guy Mowbray. Hard to believe it's nearly four
:01:27. > :01:31.years since we followed England's roller coaster ride to the quarter
:01:31. > :01:36.finals in China. That was a fantastic World Cup and from what
:01:36. > :01:40.we've seen in Germany so far, a wonderful opening day yesterday,
:01:40. > :01:45.this one might yet surpass it. Massive interest, marvellous
:01:45. > :01:49.stadiums, we're hopeful too that England can go at least one better.
:01:49. > :01:53.Semi-finals has to be the aim, then who knows, one thing's for certain,
:01:53. > :01:57.there has never been an England women's team better prepared or
:01:57. > :02:07.more ready than this one. Let's more ready than this one. Let's
:02:07. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :03:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:03:18. > :03:22.Dominguez has been leading the line wars in her career. She has worked
:03:22. > :03:32.so hard to be back in contention for a place at this World Cup and
:03:32. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:17.ultimately to lead the team out in that the bulk of the neutral
:04:17. > :04:23.support has gone to Mexico. I guess we can expect that in Germany.
:04:23. > :04:27.Are you surprised at her inclusion, we thought Ellen White might start?
:04:27. > :04:31.Annie plays in the States. She gets tremendous experience playing at
:04:31. > :04:35.the pro level. I think Hope's thought, let me put in the players
:04:35. > :04:40.used to big games, used to tournament football. It's a tough
:04:40. > :04:46.group. Tougher than people suggest, any way.
:04:46. > :04:50.England aren't even the seeds in this group. That honour has gone to
:04:50. > :04:53.Japan, who are ranked fourth in the world. I think that will help
:04:53. > :04:57.England. The spotlight is not on them. We're expecting them to go
:04:57. > :05:07.through, but because they're not seeded, the spotlight is often off
:05:07. > :05:22.
:05:22. > :05:26.see there why Faye White is so important and her experience is
:05:26. > :05:30.unbelievable in terms of how she deal was a player's experience of
:05:30. > :05:40.Dominguez. She stood her ground and made sure she didn't get a clear
:05:40. > :05:49.
:05:49. > :05:59.foirs have played in a men's World Cup and then coached in a women's.
:05:59. > :06:09.
:06:09. > :06:14.Played for Mexico in 1978. They there. They're a small team. We
:06:14. > :06:24.have quite a few players above 5'10" in the England team. She's a
:06:24. > :06:42.
:06:42. > :06:47.bit concerned there, but I think some magic from somewhere. That was
:06:47. > :06:51.not far away. Kelly Smith with her first shot of the 2011 World Cup. A
:06:51. > :06:55.really good try. She had the keeper worried. She scrambled across. Not
:06:55. > :07:00.on target, but the first of many I would suspect. It's going to be
:07:00. > :07:10.difficult for England not to get frustrated here. Mexico is putting
:07:10. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :08:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:08:17. > :08:21.a lot of bodies behind the ball, Kelly Smith had space in front of
:08:21. > :08:31.her, but just too much on it. Good approach play by England. I can see
:08:31. > :08:52.
:08:52. > :09:02.a few nerves out there, but they her first effort. She will be a bit
:09:02. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:24.trying to do then. Aluko was screamling, she does scream for the
:09:24. > :09:44.
:09:44. > :09:51.ball. She saw the sight of goal and running at the 2011 World Cup. It's
:09:51. > :09:57.Fara Williams with goal number one for England. Brilliant. What an
:09:57. > :10:03.excellent corner. Fara's not known for her headers. I don't know where
:10:03. > :10:07.the keeper was. Great finishing. Great time to score for England.
:10:07. > :10:11.She just got the loop in it. I don't know what the keeper was
:10:11. > :10:18.doing. I think Rachel Yankey went across the keeper. She got a bit of
:10:18. > :10:23.a touch as well. If you're 5'2" you're not going to get near that
:10:23. > :10:27.with your head. The keeper didn't react aat all. It was a cracking
:10:27. > :10:37.corner from Karen Carney. Williams got in front of Lydia Nayeli Rangel
:10:37. > :11:13.
:11:13. > :11:19.and force another goal. That's what Santiago was wise to it. She did
:11:19. > :11:29.well with the corner and I don't think Yankey meant to put everybody
:11:29. > :12:01.
:12:01. > :12:07.behind surprise. That's better goal After two years in the States.
:12:07. > :12:11.can really see the difference in Karen Carney after playing in the
:12:11. > :12:21.States. Fara Williams on target. The more she does that in a game,
:12:21. > :12:24.
:12:24. > :12:30.the closer she'll get to scoring, their World Cup campaign off to a
:12:30. > :12:40.winning start today. That was a good try. Super goal. Mexico are
:12:40. > :12:44.level, and it's a brilliant strike from Monica Ocampo. From England's
:12:44. > :12:54.point of view, Karen Bardsley will not want to see that again. She did
:12:54. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :13:03.not get to it. It was a good strike, she should have been able to stop
:13:03. > :13:10.it from going in. It was an excellent shot, though. She needed
:13:10. > :13:18.to be able to get to that, it was long enough in the air. It has to
:13:18. > :13:26.be saved. It was just a speculative effort, really, from Ocampo. The
:13:26. > :13:31.goalkeeper actually got there. The first thing really the England
:13:31. > :13:39.keeper has had to do in the game and she hasn't done it very well.
:13:39. > :13:49.This is a test now for Karen Bardsley. At this level, you can't
:13:49. > :13:52.
:13:52. > :13:57.make mistakes like that. And that was an effort from Aluko. Salmon
:13:57. > :14:07.Santiago new way which one that was going. She just could not wrap her
:14:07. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:36.foot around it to get it in the There's nothing like a goal to gee
:14:36. > :14:44.your team up, and that is what has happened. England made a meal of
:14:44. > :14:48.clearing that one. It was interesting, the Mexican, Garza,
:14:48. > :14:53.did not even hesitate before shooting. They have seen
:14:53. > :15:01.nervousness in the England keeper. Gabbling I still look at England
:15:01. > :15:11.and think that they're more capable of scoring. Kelly Smith took a
:15:11. > :15:23.
:15:23. > :15:32.knock and son. Wherein to time it minutes. It started so brightly for
:15:32. > :15:41.England, thanks to the headed goal from Fara Williams. Then it was a
:15:41. > :15:51.shot from right out of the blue from Monica Ocampo, and the England
:15:51. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:01.keeper could have done better. There's plenty of youthful
:16:01. > :16:11.enthusiasm and pace on the bench for England. Williams got that one
:16:11. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:46.wrong. Cut out by Ocampo. On the like handball from Jill Scott,
:16:46. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :17:01.ended his. Great position for that when you're about one metre
:17:01. > :17:17.
:17:17. > :17:27.England. It was hit by Dominguez. That was a good strike. She chose
:17:27. > :17:46.
:17:46. > :17:56.stays like this what Hope Powell decides to do in terms of
:17:56. > :17:57.
:17:57. > :18:07.substitutions. She has got Jess Clarke on the bench, there's a lot
:18:07. > :18:12.of strength on the bench. The ball comes in from Rachel Yankey, and
:18:12. > :18:19.Aluko could not make contact. It just needed a touch. England so
:18:19. > :18:26.close to retaking the lead. We know Kelly Smith is a good player, we
:18:26. > :18:36.need to see it a bit more. Aluko went for goal. You would expect
:18:36. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:53.that of a strike. But it wasn't a Stoney coming to the rescue for
:18:53. > :18:54.
:18:54. > :19:04.England. Brilliant, Casey Stoney. She just defends well, she does
:19:04. > :19:20.
:19:20. > :19:30.what she is there to do. She puts there. Nothing will come of it.
:19:30. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:34.is a difficult one to give, but there was definitely a clash.
:19:34. > :19:44.has been enthralling, but not entirely comfortable for England
:19:44. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:02.back pass. It was all very tight. Mexico pressing now. It just
:20:02. > :20:06.creates the jitters are a little bit. Alex Scott is an extremely
:20:06. > :20:16.experienced player, in a normal game, she probably would have
:20:16. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:55.always going over. And she has looked a very useful number 10,
:20:55. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:24.position, but she has not made the most of it. Chances like that in
:21:24. > :21:29.big World Cup games have to be taken. Yes, I really thought Kelly
:21:29. > :21:39.Smith was going to go for it herself, but she was unselfish.
:21:39. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :21:54.Eniola Aluko just did not get a stoppage time to find a winner.
:21:54. > :22:04.That was a good ball in from Rachel Unitt, that was the first time she
:22:04. > :22:16.
:22:16. > :22:25.had got that far forward in the Garciamendez? The referee's far too
:22:25. > :22:35.laid back to be giving yellow cards for that. You're right, it has been
:22:35. > :22:42.
:22:42. > :22:50.attack. The keeper got there, didn't think she was going to for a
:22:50. > :23:00.minute. Good goalkeeping. She did extremely well under pressure.
:23:00. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:15.Kelly Smith, a moment of magic Right across the face of, from
:23:15. > :23:25.Ellen White. Now, Eniola Aluko. Ellen White did extremely well on
:23:25. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:39.the right home side, but she's the goes past the defender easily.
:23:39. > :23:45.Yankey was in support, and White is brought down. That had to be a free
:23:45. > :23:54.kick. It is the first yellow card of the match, and the recipient is
:23:54. > :23:59.Garciamendez. Great feet, she wasn't bothered. I did not think
:23:59. > :24:03.she was going to give that, the referee. This is a really good
:24:03. > :24:09.opportunity for England. Set pieces are important, and England have
:24:09. > :24:17.been practising these. This is the time to deliver. Kelly Smith has
:24:17. > :24:27.pulled rank. This is all about England's record goalscorer. Can
:24:27. > :24:28.
:24:28. > :24:38.she add to her 43 goals for her country? It was always clearing the
:24:38. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:56.a bit of time left. A few nice touches, but it has not quite been
:24:56. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:04.heard game today. Another card here. That's the first mistake: has made
:25:04. > :25:14.in this game. She chose to step over the ball, and she ended up
:25:14. > :25:15.
:25:15. > :25:24.losing it. She had to do something about it, and she ended up fouling.
:25:24. > :25:34.No question about that one. Mexico have got themselves in a good
:25:34. > :25:44.position here. The substitute, Lopez, has her eye on goal. But the
:25:44. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:16.shot came in from Ocampo, and that Lopez. That was better. Yankey to
:26:17. > :26:26.Williams. That was a miskick, just when England needed a good ball out
:26:27. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :26:36.to Alex Scott. Alex Scott now struggling to get back. The effort
:26:36. > :26:41.came in from Noyola, but it was blocked. And Mexico might get the
:26:41. > :26:51.last good chance of the game. the England players looked tired,
:26:51. > :27:04.
:27:04. > :27:14.but it was an excellent block by Ocampo. Come into the box... It was
:27:14. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:22.missed by Garciamendez, and Mayor heard the shot. Good block by Ellen
:27:22. > :27:32.White, centre forward, playing centre-back. Yes, that's how you do
:27:32. > :27:34.
:27:34. > :27:44.not concede. Well done, Ellen White. Mexico in no great hurry, it tells
:27:44. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:58.you want to one will do them quite nicely. -- 1-1. The longer this
:27:58. > :27:59.
:27:59. > :28:05.half has gone on, Mexico have noticed the tiredness of England.
:28:05. > :28:10.It is all over in Wolfsburg, and England start their 2011 World Cup
:28:10. > :28:18.campaign with a draw. It was a game they had targeted to win. But they
:28:18. > :28:27.will have to be content with just one point. Fara Williams's face
:28:27. > :28:33.tells the story. The Mexico goal came out of the blue. Your thoughts,
:28:33. > :28:38.Lucy Ward? England will be disappointed, but I think Mexico
:28:38. > :28:45.could cause problems to other teams in the group, so it is going to go
:28:45. > :28:55.right to the last game. But they have got a point. I don't think the
:28:55. > :28:58.
:28:58. > :29:04.girls will be particularly pleased Another World Cup, it's always
:29:04. > :29:05.enthralling, but never that easy. This is what it means to Group B.
:29:05. > :29:15.This is what it means to Group B. Japan beat New Zealand earlier
:29:15. > :29:19.
:29:19. > :29:23.This group is wide-open. Japan were the favourites in terms of seeding.
:29:23. > :29:27.England would have expected to be in control of this match more than
:29:27. > :29:33.they were today, and therefore go into the second match with a win.
:29:33. > :29:37.It changes the complexion of the group. We're into that come on
:29:37. > :29:42.England, you've got to get a win against New Zealand. Yeah I think
:29:42. > :29:45.so. They'll be nervous now. They so. They'll be nervous now. They
:29:45. > :29:49.expected to probably win this game. Even though we said Mexico are an
:29:49. > :29:53.unknown team. They haven't played them too many times. They struggled
:29:53. > :30:01.at times, England. Perhaps we should have read a bit more into
:30:01. > :30:05.the defeat by Australia last week. England lost 2-0. Mexico scored two
:30:05. > :30:10.goals against them. They've hit their form quicker. They've
:30:10. > :30:13.probably hit their form at the right time. It's a bit of an
:30:13. > :30:17.unknown quantity. England would have expected to get a result today
:30:17. > :30:22.and would be very disappointed not to, but I think the Mexicans can
:30:22. > :30:27.take massive amount of confidence from that game. They're going to
:30:27. > :30:31.shape this group in many ways. Let's have a look at the good, the
:30:31. > :30:35.bad an the ugly. Fara Williams was the good. She must have thought
:30:35. > :30:41.with her form and this goal, it was going to be plain sailing.
:30:41. > :30:46.started off very well. This was just, this is Fara, getting in on
:30:46. > :30:54.the edge of the box and late runs. She did really well to steer that
:30:54. > :30:58.into the top corner. It's typical Fara. A great start for England.
:30:58. > :31:02.All the way through the first half, she got on the ball and made things
:31:02. > :31:08.happen. Second half, Mexico tried to stifle that. They did that
:31:08. > :31:13.pretty well. If the first half, England in control, Fara Williams
:31:13. > :31:17.goal, looking good. England pressing, attacking, with the
:31:17. > :31:23.positivity. Then Ocampo pops up with a longer range shot. Suddenly
:31:23. > :31:28.it's all change. It was all England, majority of the possession. Then
:31:28. > :31:32.the Mexico goal comes from nothing really. Ocampo picks it up on the
:31:32. > :31:37.left. She comes inside and has a great shot with her right foot. I
:31:37. > :31:43.think she's actually left footed. To take on this shot with such
:31:43. > :31:48.confidence, I mean, it just goes to show the ability of the Mexicans.
:31:48. > :31:55.When you see it from that angle, you feel for Bardsley. At that
:31:55. > :31:58.point she'd hardly been tested. At halftime you felt she could have
:31:58. > :32:04.been better. That's when concentration comes in. 30 minutes
:32:05. > :32:11.of not doing much. You have to stay concentrated for the whole 45
:32:11. > :32:15.minutes, 90 minutes. I know she'll reassess and focus for the next
:32:15. > :32:20.game. Peruvian referee was rather kind to England perhaps on two
:32:20. > :32:26.different occasions. In the first half, it was White and Dominguez.
:32:26. > :32:31.When we looked at it closely, White lucky. Yeah, very lucky. She does
:32:31. > :32:37.well to get back and recover. As she dives in there, Dominguez lifts
:32:37. > :32:43.the ball over her leg. We're very lucky not to concede a penalty
:32:43. > :32:49.there. Initially Initially we thought what a great challenge.
:32:49. > :32:54.Dominguez does a nice flick over Faye's legs. Mexico will not be
:32:54. > :33:00.happy they didn't get a penalty. This is more blatant than the Faye
:33:00. > :33:07.White one. We're very lucky here... Unitt taking out Garciamendez there.
:33:07. > :33:12.Garciamendez gets a yellow later on. She got nothing from that. She must
:33:12. > :33:18.feel agrieved. That's a penalty for me. Dominguez had a great free kick
:33:18. > :33:26.early on in the second half. Let's have a look. This player scored in
:33:26. > :33:32.the World Cup in '99 for Mexico. She has a wealth of experience and
:33:32. > :33:35.This is a play they're looking to. She's experienced. It shows the
:33:35. > :33:40.confidence. It was the first runner. Definitely. That's Ocampo with the
:33:40. > :33:45.free kick, who you mentioned a minute ago, from the second half.
:33:45. > :33:48.We have seen her score with her right foot. She's talented.
:33:48. > :33:53.initially thought she was right footed. She scored with the right
:33:53. > :33:57.foot and takes it with her left foot there. Definitely talented and
:33:57. > :34:03.two footed. Great effort on goal. We talked about whether or not
:34:03. > :34:07.Aluko was lucky to start. Ellen White had been fancied by many. She
:34:07. > :34:12.did start. In the second half, really good chances fell to her and
:34:12. > :34:16.it looked like it wasn't her game today. Yeah, she's another player
:34:17. > :34:21.who will be disappointed today, especially second half. She does
:34:21. > :34:27.really well to get into positions. She's got fantastic opportunities.
:34:27. > :34:32.Creating again there. Rachel Yankey didn't get on the ball too much,
:34:32. > :34:37.but that was a lovely cross. It's like she took her eye off the ball
:34:37. > :34:42.at the last minute. She might have thought she'd scored before she hit
:34:42. > :34:46.the ball. She was thinking of a celebration I think. I'm sure she
:34:46. > :34:52.was. Kelly creating. She picks it up in the middle of the park.
:34:52. > :34:57.was not on a plate, but it's the lack of power. It sits up really
:34:57. > :35:01.well for her there. She was pretty fatigued coming into the end of the
:35:01. > :35:07.game. This is the third attempt. Initially the build up play was
:35:07. > :35:14.really G she does a step over here to Kelly, gets it, nice little ball.
:35:14. > :35:17.It's just that final shot. Just the end product, weren't there for them.
:35:17. > :35:24.Mexico's confidence building throughout the half. Casey Stoney
:35:24. > :35:28.with fantastic blocks. She saved Glenn's bacon more than once today.
:35:28. > :35:32.Yes she did. She made just one mistake and got booked for it. All
:35:32. > :35:38.day she was blocking shots and putting her body on the line. We
:35:38. > :35:42.thought she had a great game today. Ellen White who came on to score
:35:42. > :35:47.England's winner, ended up being the player who saved us in the last
:35:47. > :35:51.minute of the game. Yeah, I've played with Ellen at Leeds. This is
:35:51. > :35:55.what she will do. She will put her head on the line. It doesn't matter
:35:55. > :36:00.if she's scoring a goal or defending a goal. Here she gets
:36:00. > :36:05.whacked in the face, but she saved England's bacon. Do you think
:36:05. > :36:09.she'll earn a place in the starting line-up? She'll be pushing hard for
:36:09. > :36:15.a place. She came on and proved herself. She works hard. She
:36:15. > :36:21.created a free kick at the end of the game. Let's get reaction now
:36:21. > :36:25.from the England camp. Kelly, a point in the opening game isn't too
:36:25. > :36:30.bad. But are you disappointed not to take three? We wanted to open
:36:30. > :36:34.the group with three points on the table, but it wasn't meant to be.
:36:34. > :36:38.We're grateful to get a point. We didn't lose the game, which is the
:36:38. > :36:43.most important thing. That goal for Mexico came at a time when it
:36:43. > :36:47.seemed you were in control of the game? Yeah, we were pushing for the
:36:47. > :36:53.second goal and Ocampo pulls one out of the bag from a lang distance.
:36:53. > :36:57.It was a great strike. We're a bit disappointed. We move on now. That
:36:57. > :37:01.game's in the past. We have New Zealand now. Are the players
:37:01. > :37:07.frustrated by that performance? bit disappointed. In the first half,
:37:07. > :37:11.we had quite a lot of the ball and going 1-0 up. We knew they would do
:37:11. > :37:17.long shuts and we should have got to it quicker. They're a good side,
:37:17. > :37:21.so I think coming off a point is a good thing. Was it quite a warm
:37:21. > :37:26.occasion? As you can tell! It's been raining ought week and the one
:37:26. > :37:30.day we play, it's roasting hot. It's quite hot and difficult. But
:37:30. > :37:35.no excuses. You have to deal with it and play the game. We didn't get
:37:35. > :37:39.the win, but we carry on now. Zealand next, that's a must-win
:37:39. > :37:46.game. Yeah definitely. We have to go into that game with three points.
:37:46. > :37:49.If we get one point, we have a third game to get three on. We'll
:37:50. > :37:53.be concentrated on between now and the New Zealand game. Are you
:37:53. > :37:58.satisfied with that performance? I'm glad we didn't lose. That's the
:37:58. > :38:02.main thing. If I look at the possession, we probably had more of
:38:02. > :38:06.the possession, but a great strike from them brought them back into
:38:06. > :38:12.the game. I think we'll be disappointed we didn't win the game,
:38:12. > :38:19.but pleased we didn't lose it. Some work to do. We go again for the
:38:19. > :38:23.next one. Could we have done better with the opening goal? Really we
:38:23. > :38:27.would have expected her to save that. She's bitterly disappointed.
:38:27. > :38:32.As I said, that brought them straight back into the game. Up
:38:32. > :38:39.until that point we dominated, but it is all about scoring goals. One
:38:39. > :38:44.apiece we go with the points. Powell, Sue, really honest, just
:38:44. > :38:52.glad we didn't lose. There were last gasp saves, blocks, chances
:38:52. > :38:57.for Mexico. One point on reflection, good. On reflection she's probably
:38:57. > :39:02.thought job done. We have one point. We'll move on and hopefully
:39:02. > :39:08.progress. It changes the complexion of the group somewhat. It gives the
:39:08. > :39:12.sense that England have to get a win against New Zealand. It does.
:39:12. > :39:15.They would have wanted three points from this game to go into the New
:39:15. > :39:19.Zealand game more comfortable. But now they have to go into the New
:39:19. > :39:24.Zealand game winning all three points. Still as confident?
:39:24. > :39:28.Definitely. It's never an easy ride watching England. Check out the
:39:28. > :39:33.website. We have regular tournament updates for you. On Friday, England
:39:33. > :39:38.play New Zealand, a crucial match now. We'll be on the red button
:39:38. > :39:43.from 5pm and on BBC Two with highlights at 11.55pm. England with