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England 1-2 Brazil: Report, Ratings & Reaction as England's Post World Cup Hangover Continues

England's disappointing post-World Cup form continued, as they were beaten 2-1 by Brazil at the Riverside Stadium.

England dominated the first half but were unable to break the deadlock. The Lionesses had the ball in the back of the net after Jodie Taylor met Beth Mead's wonderful delivery, only for her celebrations to be cut short by the assistant referee's flag.

Mead then came close to opening the scoring herself. The Arsenal forward picked up Steph Houghton's perfect cross field pass and showed great skill to worm her way past two Brazil defenders as she raced into the penalty area.