England bow out of U-20 World Cup with reasons to be cheerful

England’s tournament ended with a comprehensive defeat to Nigeria, but there were enough strong performances in Poland to show why this group can graduate to the next level.

England are out of the U-20 World Cup after losing 3-0 to Nigeria. Credit: Getty Images

The Young Lionesses are out of the U-20 Women’s World Cup after a 3-0 last-16 defeat that encapsulated much of what we had already seen from them in Poland.

England produced flashes of good football and several players showed they could be ready to take another step. B…