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England beat Austria to reach Women’s World Cup

  By Neil Johnston, BBC Sport in Wiener Neustadt, Alessia Russo has scored four goals for England during this World Cup qualifying campaign Sarina Wiegman said she was "proud" of her England team for booking their place at the 2023 Women's World Cup with one game to spare after defeating Austria in their first match since winning Euro 2022. Alessia Russo - starting in place of Ellen White, who announced her retirement after Euro 2022 - set the Lionesses on their way with an instinctive finish before substitute Nikita Parris wrapped up victory with a fierce strike from inside the box. "I'm very happy we have qualified," said Wiegman. "I think again it was a hard game but coming out of Euros and not having that much rest, I am very proud of the team. It looked so easy but it was pretty hard." Asked about England being one of the favourites at the World Cup, Wiegman added: "We knew that was going to be the case. "But we are just trying to do