they were the better team in the final yesterday, they outplayed england. so really, they are deserved world champions. spain really was a lot of fun to watch. what about england here? the runners up. you could see the disappointment on some of the players faces. the team overcame so many tough injuries, they made it this far what should england make of their tournament? well, exactly, there s been a lot of change for england since they won the european championship last year. you mentioned injuries and of course they were missing captain leah williamson, they were missing beth mead who was the best player and the european championships and the joint top goalscorer there. they lost a couple of players to retirement as well after that tournament, so all things considered i think this has actually been a really successful tournament for england. they had some great moments. in particular, of coursem when they knocked out the hosts i ve no doubt that right now, all they re feeling is h
credit. i know we will look back and a couple of weeks and feel a great sense of pride. not when people get to a world cup final and another thatis to a world cup final and another that is something to be proud of, right now, it is just superseded by a lot of emotion in disappointment. somethings are greater than football. it was not until after the batch that s been s goal scorer, olga carmona was told her father had passed away. he had not seen his daughter become a spanish legend. england now begin their long journey home, perhaps empty handed, but with the pride that only a lioness could know. pride undoubtedly. given this was the furthest they ve ever been at a women s world cup. england were missing star names going into this tournament down under one of them the top scorer in their european championship triumph on home soil last year beth mead. she, along with captain leah williamson, were forced to miss out with serious knee injuries. mead s been telling natalie pirks how
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