Pia Sundhage’s Canrinhas found his form in the second half and for Barcelona forward Geise had a chance to equalize when keeper Erps tipped it over the crossbar.
Wigman said the back-and-forth game was the perfect tune-up for the World Cup.
“The first half was really good, the second half challenged us a lot,” she said. “I’m happy, it’s good that we have that information and we’re taking it from here.”
The Lionesses play Australia at the GTech Stadium in Brentford on Tuesday.
Brazil will play Germany in Nuremberg on Tuesday.
England debuted their blue shorts, unveiled earlier in the week after players expressed their concerns about playing in white during their periods.