ENGLAND may be back-to-back European champions but former captain Steph Houghton believes trying to win the holy grail of a World Cup is a “different entity.”The Lionesses beat Spain on Tuesday to take a big stride towards qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Brazil, where Houghton expects the tournament hosts and the United States to be England’s big rivals.“Two Euros trophies back-to-back and you go for a World Cup, of course England are going to be up there as favourites,” Houghton told the Press Association.

ENGLAND may be back-to-back European champions but former captain Steph Houghton believes trying to win the holy grail of a World Cup is a “different entity.”

The Lionesses beat Spain on Tuesday to take a big stride towards qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Brazil, where Houghton expects the tournament hosts and the United States to be England’s big rivals.

“Two Euros trophies back-to-back and you go for a World Cup, of course England are going to be up there as favourites,” Houghton told the Press Association.

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