The Independent
·1 August 2023
Rachel Daly pays tribute to late father after scoring first World Cup goal
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paid tribute to her late father after scoring her first World Cup goal in England’s win against China.
The Lionesses won 6-1 to emphatically secure the top spot in Group D and book their place in the knockout rounds, with Daly rounding off the scoring in the 84th minute.
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After netting her first-ever World Cup goal, the 31-year-old was seen kissing her wristband with the word ‘Dad’ on it.
Daly lost her father, Martyn, in September 2021.
“He was the reason I played football, going back to birth really,” the England star has previously said.
“I don’t think I’d have got that passion for the game if it wasn’t for him.”
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