'The latest chapter in an old feud'published at 18:31 British Summer Time 30 July 2017
England v France (19:45 BST)
Jonathan Pearce
BBC Radio 5 live commentator in Deventer
Mark Sampson says he's a street-fighter. That's why he's been happy to get involved in a verbal scrap with the French coach. But the spat shows that both men are under pressure.
France were so many people's pre-tournament favourites, but they just squeezed through.
Big names in their side haven't shone yet. Wendie Renard will be missed even though Laura Georges is a 180-capped replacement.
Eugenie le Sommer can win a game in a blink of an eye. Amandine Henry, on the back of a very good 2015 World Cup, is their best player again.
England will need all of those street-fighting qualities to come out on top in the latest chapter of this old feud.