England, hoping for the kind of statement that would let it start to live up to its own lofty expectations for this tournament, picked up its second 1-0 win, this time against Denmark, to put it clearly atop its group.
The Lionesses, who won the European championship on home soil last year, needed a penalty kick to edge Haiti in their opening game. And on Friday, Lauren James scored the only goal early to halt a three-game string in which her team had failed to score in open play.
“We talked about ruthlessness,” Coach Sarina Wiegman said of her team’s lack of goals ahead of the game.