Millie Bright's 'heartbreak' after England's Lionesses lose FIFA Women's World Cup final to Spain
England's Lionesses were left heartbroken after a 1-0 defeat against Spain in the FIFA Women's World Cup final.
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England ‘heartbroken’ by World Cup final defeat, says captain Bright
Spain’s defender #19 Olga Carmona (C) kisses the trophy as Spain’s players celebrate on the podium after winning the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup final football match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Izhar KHAN / AFP)
Spain down England to win Women's World Cup for first time
SYDNEY : Captain Olga Carmona scored the winner in the first half as Spain won the Women's World Cup for the first time by beating England 1-0 in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia on Sunday.
England, Spain pursue history in Women's World Cup final
SYDNEY: History will be made at the Women's World Cup on Sunday (Aug 20) when England and Spain clash in the final in Sydney, with both bidding to win the tournament for the first time.
Wiegman names unchanged England side while teenager Paralluelo starts for Spain
SYDNEY : England coach Sarina Wiegman named an unchanged side for the Women's World Cup final at Stadium Australia on Sunday while Spain added 19-year-old forward Salma Paralluelo to the lineup.
England, Spain Pursue History In FIFA Women's World Cup Final
History will be made at the Women's World Cup on Sunday when England and Spain clash in the final in Sydney with both bidding to win the tournament for the first time. The game kicks off at 1000 GMT in front of an anticipated sell-out crowd of about 75,000 at Stadium Australia. It will be the final act of a tournament full of shocks which began one month ago and started with 32 teams, making it the biggest Women's World Cup ever. Now they are down to the last two and it's a final too close to call. Neither team has ever got this far before. The two sides last met at the European Championship last summer, when hosts England squeezed into the semi-finals 2-1 in extra time and went on to lift the trophy.
Clash of styles as England, Spain eye Women's World Cup summit
SYDNEY : Women's football will crown a first-time champion on Sunday when the ninth Women's World Cup concludes with England and Spain, both proud footballing nations, facing off in an intriguing final in Sydney.
England Must Play 'Game Of Our Lives' In FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Says Millie Bright
Skipper Millie Bright said that England will need to play "the game of our lives" to beat Spain in Sunday's Women's World Cup final. When the Lionesses kick off at Stadium Australia in Sydney they will attempt to do what no England side, men or women, has managed since 1966 -- win the World Cup. Bright said the European champions must treat it as just another game, but admitted there was no escaping the enormity of the occasion for the country, the team and the players. Like Spain, England are into the final for the first time. "We know how passionate our nation is back home and how much they want us to win," Bright said on Saturday.