• Goalkeeper says praise felt strange after semi-final exit• Lionesses face friendlies against
Brazil and Portugal
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England goalkeeper Carly Telford has spoken of her surprise at the response from the public to their
World Cup “failure” as the team prepares to play in front of over 100,000 fans across their next two home friendlies.
England play Brazil in Middlesbrough on Saturday and then travel to face Portugal in Setúbal on Tuesday evening before hosting
Germany at Wembley next month with over 75,000 tickets sold. Telford is confident they will perform better than they did in their post-World Cup, but pre-season, friendlies against
Belgium and Norway – where they salvaged a 3-3 draw and suffered a 2-1 defeat respectively.