England
Mary Earps Underworked for long periods but remained alert when necessary, making a couple of decent saves, most notably from Katrine Veje. 7
Lucy Bronze Proved a key component of England’s initial hard, high press but was sometimes caught out as Denmark counterattacked. Prone to forfeiting possession too easily. Threatened when attacking set pieces. 5
Millie Bright Endured odd nervy moments but England’s captain generally kept her former Chelsea teammate Pernille Harder quiet. Still slightly ring rusty following return from injury. 6
Alex Greenwood Restored to her preferred centre-half role. Turned too easily by Rikke Madsen in the first half but decent overall. 6
Rachel Daly The WSL’s leading scorer found herself back at left-back and the Aston Villa centre-forward impressed, linking up well with Lauren James. Reprieved when lost Amalie Vangsgaard late. 7
Georgia Stanway Shifted to the holding midfield role following Keira Walsh’s injury but, with midfield often bypassed, was not involved as much as she would have hoped. 6
Keira Walsh England’s star central midfielder was stretchered off in tears with a serious looking knee injury after catching her studs in the turf. Replaced by Laura Coombs in the 38th minute. 6
Ella Toone Sporadically combined intelligently with Lauren James in an improved performance before fading. Replaced by Lauren Hemp in the 76th minute. 5
Chloe Kelly Some decent touches from the right wing but her decision making and final ball sometimes let her down. 6
Alessia Russo Worked hard but the breaks did not quite fall for her. Arguably too unselfish at times but directed best chance well wide. Replaced by Bethany England after 76 minutes. 5
Lauren James Replaced Lauren Hemp in the starting XI and swiftly justified her first start with a wonderful early goal. All intelligent decision-making. Caused Rikke Sevecke constant problems and drifted infield to often devastating effect. 8
Substitutes: Laura Coombs (Walsh 38): the Manchester City midfielder replaced Walsh to make her World Cup debut at the age of 32 and did little wrong 6; Hemp (Toone 76) 6; England (Russo 76) 6
Denmark
Christensen 6; Sevecke 5, Ballisager 7 (Sorensen 77), Boye 7, Veje 6; Holmgaard 6 (Troelsgaard 88), Hasbo 6 (Vangsgaard 71), Kuhl 6; Thomsen 6, Harder 6, Madsen 6 (Thogersen 77)
