England manager Mark Sampson believes his team produced the perfect response to 'the doubters and the haters' after powering through to the Women's World Cup quarter-finals. Right-back Lucy Bronze hit a powerful 20-yard winner as England beat Norway 2-1 in Ottawa, teeing up a shot at tournament hosts Canada on Saturday night. Sampson feels women's football has been treated with derision in England at times, so for his Lionesses to produce a gutsy performance that showed they have the determination to reach the top was immensely satisfying. 'The women's football community has taken some flak,' said Sampson. 'We've had to go through some tough times, we've had a lot of doubters and a lot of haters in the past, but we've stayed on task and we've stuck together.England reach Women's World Cup quarter-finals with 1-0 win over NorwayLucy Bronze's stunning strike put Mark Sampson's side into the last eightSampson hailed the response by his team after going 1-0 down on MondayThe Lionesses now face Canada, who they lost against in May's friendly
Sampson is delighted to have her on board, even if one back-pass against Norway almost landed _ and England in big trouble.