Harrogate-born Rachel Daly was on the scoresheet as England thrashed China 6-1 in today’s World Cup clash.
Rachel Daly scores first World Cup goal as England progress to knockout stages Harrogate-born Rachel Daly was on the scoresheet as England thrashed China 6-1 in today’s World Cup clash. The two nations met in the third and final match of the group stages and five different goalscorers saw England progress to the next stage with three wins from three. And Rachel Daly, who attended Rossett School in Harrogate, scored England’s sixth of the afternoon in Adelaide. The forward, who won the Golden Boot in the Women’s Super League last season, has appeared in all three of England’s matches at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, starting two. [caption id="attachment_73587" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Rachel Daly celebrates scoring England's sixth in their 6-1 win over China.[/caption] Lauren James (2), Lauren Hemp, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo were also on the scoresheet. England will now play Nigeria in the last 16 on Monday (7th August) at 8:30am UK time. Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.

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