England Women fought back from a controversial penalty to beat Brazil in their opening game at the SheBelieves Cup in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
Head coach Phil Neville was unhappy Brazil were awarded a spot-kick after Lucy Bronze was adjudged to have fouled Marta. Andressa Alves scored the penalty to put Brazil ahead on 16 minutes, but England responded in the second half with goals from Ellen White and Beth Mead.
Neville said: “It was not a penalty. There will be VAR at the World Cup so decisions like that will be better.
"But at half-time, that was the least of my worries, and I was probably a bit harsh on them because my frustration and anger boiled over.
"I had a lot of tired players but the determination in the second half was as good as I have seen as manager. It is a big result.”
After facing the United States on Saturday, England play Japan in their final group game next Tuesday. The World Cup in France follows this summer.
