Group A:
England
Finland
Germany

Group B:
Norway
Sweden
USA


Schedule:

18 July:
A: Finland-England
B: USA-Norway

20 July:
A: England-Germany
B: Norway-Sweden

22 July:
A: Germany-Finland
B: Sweden-USA

24 July:
Finals


England Squad:

Nicola Hobbs (Leeds United), Carly Telford (Sunderland), Rachel Axon (Ottawa Fury), Kylie Davies (Chelsea), Michelle Hickmott (Birmingham City), Katie Holtham (Charlton Athletic), Kimberley Dixson (Charlton Athletic), Amy Kane (Everton), Kelly McDougall (Everton), Lynda Shepherd (Blackburn Rovers), Danielle Bird (Birmingham City), Carla Cantrell (Doncaster Rovers Belles), Gemma Davison (Arsenal), Jo Potter (Charlton Athletic), Dunia Susi (Chelsea), Jodie Taylor (Ottawa Fury), Emma Thomas (Watford), Grace McCatty (Bristol Academy)


Sweden:

Goalkeepers:
Malin Andersson, Falköpings KIK
Stéphanie Öhrström, LdB FC Malmö

Defenders:
Malin Levenstad, LdB FC Malmö
Alexandra Nilsson, Sunnanå SK
Lina Nilsson, LdB FC Malmö
Maria Nilsson, Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Linda Sembrant, Bälinge IF
Emma Wilhelmsson, LdB FC Malmö

Midfielders:
Lena Andersson, KIF Örebro
Anna Bodén, Sunnanå SK
Lisa Dahlkvist, Umeå IK
Emmelie Farfa, Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Maria Nordbrandt, Sunnanå SK
Emma Stålhammar, LdB FC Malmö

Forwards:
Madelaine Edlund, Umeå IK
Emelia Erixon, KIF Örebro
Linda Forsberg, Djurgården
Jessica Landström, Hammarby

Sorry, I don't know the other teams squads.

I should be able to attend the England Finland game if my flight connexion do work

im saying England are gonna win! Keep the faith! =D

I will try to get nice pictures i have a new camera.

Gone as far as helsinki ticket to vaasa refused by airline going back to UK Not coming back to Finland again...

I've been to Finland and they do have trains and buses too, mate

Okay people I come baring informations

All squad lists can be found < here >

Match schedule and results < here >


England got hammered 4 -1 by Finland
Chaplen (ENG)
Sjölund x2 (FIN)
Laihanen (FIN)
Laine (FIN)

USA 1 - 0 Norway
Bosio (USA)

Sheesh, you sound like a 5 yr old in a nativity play

I was a shepard but they didn't let me say anything

Anyway...ha...England did bad

I know I tried it but for my timeframe and prices it was too short. Nevermind I stayed overnight in Helsinki and did sightseeing

Awesome! Post photos somewhere here!

Well I've been practising for a while now...soon it will be Christmas season and I will have my line down to a T


I always wanted to go to Helsinki...there's lots of places I wanna go but Helsinki (or Finland) is pretty high on the list.
Is it nice shlj?

I will put some pic in the chat thread

I think the England girls who want to go to China did not do themselves any favor here with such result

It is a nice city, there are a few hills and the architecture was suprising.

Why surprising? You expected igloos?

There is a cultural influence I was surprised to see as seen on the pics.

Come to Wales if you want culture

Sweden 0 - 2 Norway
England 2 - 2 Germany

Well done! That's a good draw against a good team

OMFG not another draw for England hahahahahahaha

I don't think the young German's are all that special

But I guess it reads nice

At least England did not loose this time.

England win 3-0 on penalties

Women's U23 Nordic Tournament
Friday 20 July 2007
Vaasa, Finland

Brent Hills says his young outfit should have ambitions of playing in the senior side after watching them beat Germany on penalties.

The Three Lions twice took the lead against their famous rivals but after drawing 2-2 they emerged victorious after a 3-0 win in the shoot-out – a rarity against Germany.

"We have been practising our penalties," revealed Hills. "It really paid off. All our penalties were solid."

Just two days after losing 4-1 to Finland, the Three Lions took to the field against their famous old rivals in desperate need of a confidence boosting performance.

They started well, taking the lead through Gemma Davison who netted after ten minutes.

The Germans responded with a 50th minute equaliser, but England regained the lead within minutes through substitute Jodie Taylor.

However, the resilient Germans refused to buckle and made it 2-2 with ten minutes to go.

"England v Germany is always a special fixture," said Hills. "The players knew they could put in another performance like the last one. They competed as well as they ever have done in this age group."

Hills told the England players they need to add a level of consistency to their game, adding that a similar performance against Finland could have been enough to warrant a victory.

"We need to work on that," he said. "The players have missed an opportunity.

They could have been playing against the USA in the Final had they put in a performance against Finland.

"But this is a good tournament with good opposition. You want to play against the best teams. They will learn from the loss against Finland. But it’s about development and the players should be striving to reach the senior side."

FA.com

Sweden 0 - 1 USA
Finland 0 - 6 Germany

Norway 3
England 0
Another defeat for the U23, well ...I guess nobody booked her ticket for China