Women's World Cup: Popularity for women's football soars

It's just under a year since the Lionesses became the first English team to lift a major trophy for 56 years.

Since then, the popularity of women's football has soared back home, with girls across the country taking up the game in an effort to emulate their heroes.

Aisha Zahid watched today's game with some of those aspiring players.

Read more on this here - https://news.sky.com/story/womens-world-cup-england-win-first-match-with-1-0-victory-over-haiti-12925387

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