Phil Neville says England not beating USA will be failure

Phil Neville says England not beating USA will be failure

Neville, relajado y sonriente durante su comparencia ante los medios
Neville, relajado y sonriente durante su comparencia ante los medios | sport

The womens' team coach spoke ahead of the World Cup semi-final

England women’s manager Phil Neville says if his team do not reach the World Cup final it will be a ‘failure’.

The Lionesses play defending champions USA on Tuesday in Lyon.

"Nobody cares who loses a semi-final, it's all about winning," said Neville.

"No-one cares about silver and bronze - it's the gold medal everyone wants.

"My players now want to win. If we don't get the right result, we'll feel the disappointment and we'll see that as a failure.

"That's not me being negative, that's just our expectations, our belief and our confidence."