England labour to opening win over Haiti thanks to Georgia Stanway penalty

SECOND TIME: Georgia Stanway gets England's only score of the game from the penalty spot on her taking attempt, Kerly Theus saved the initial penalty but VAR intercepted for a retake as Theus left the line too early. Pic: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Georgia Stanway's retaken first-half penalty was enough to earn England a nervy 1-0 victory over World Cup debutants Haiti in their Group D opener at Brisbane Stadium.

This was not the decisive victory most had predicted for the European champions and world's number-four side against a team 49 places below them in the FIFA rankings.