Could the European champions do it on a Tuesday night in Stoke? Against Luxembourg, ranked 117th in the world, the answer was always going to be yes. The final game in their World Cup qualification campaign ended with a 10-0 victory.
Eighty goals in 10 games and none conceded - the Lionesses walked their group. This was not about the result for England, they had already sealed qualification against Austria at the weekend, but about how far they have come in 12 months.
Sarina Wiegman’s first game in charge was September 17 last year. They beat North Macedonia in front of just 8,000 people in Southampton.