England captain Leah Williamson aiming for 2023 World Cup triumph after Euro 2022 – ‘Dare to dream’

England captain Leah Williamson is aiming to secure World Cup glory with her team after a brilliant 2022.

2023 offers the chance for even more glory with the World Cup to be contested later in the year, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand, with the first game of the tournament between New Zealand and Norway on July 20.

“For every success that we have, for every change of judgement or perception or opening eyes of someone who views a woman as somebody with the potential to be equal to her male counterpart,” Williamson said.

“I think that makes change in society. I think that is a powerful message. So many have lived in this sort of shadow and we made it acceptable to step out.”

Asked about her ambitions for the upcoming year, it is suggested to her that the World Cup will figure in her plans.

“Oh yes, that,” she acknowledged.

“Hopefully we can have another incredible summer. Are we going to be able to live up to this year? I am not sure we ever would but performance wise this is the next one, until you have a World Cup you haven’t done it.

“It is one of those – do you dare to dream? But also, you need to take care of the day-to-day.”

Williamson has spent her entire professional career with Arsenal since making her debut in 2014, after starting her youth career with Rushden & Diamonds before switching to North London in 2006

She won the FA WSL in 2019 amongst other domestic honours, playing 190 club games and scoring 12 goals.

For England, she has also won the 2019 She Believes tournament, the 2022 Arnold Cup, and represented Great Britain in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics. She has three caps for Great Britain, and 37 for England since making her international debut in 2018 – scoring twice for her country so far.