England’s women’s national soccer team is one of the stronger teams in Europe. During Euro 2022, currently being played in stadiums across England, the Lionesses have performed similarly to the UNC men’s basketball team during the 2022 NCAA Tournament—minus the second half of the Baylor game when Brady Manek was tossed out. They won their three group stage games by a combined 14-0 margin. They had a miraculous last minute equalizer against Spain in the quarterfinals before winning 2-1 in extra time. And yesterday, they beat the absolute life out of Sweden 4-0.
As Matt pointed out a couple weeks ago, there are three Tar Heels on the England squad: Arsenal’s Lotte Wubben-Moy, Barcelona’s Lucy Bronze, and Manchester United’s Alessia Russo.