i think everyone knows how big this is. i think it s been players dreams for years, so everyone already knows that. we know how passionate the nation is back home, and how much they want us to win, but for us as a process we have a game plan to execute, and we need to play the game of our lives. so these are the players that stand between england and world cup glory. they were beaten 4 0 in the group by japan, but it s gathered pace despite several missing stars because of a player revolt. their coach has been at the centre of the controversy with some of his squad threatening to quit amid reports over concern over training methods and game preparation, but despite the unrest, spain have plenty of talent and are the highest ranked team england have faced. translation: there will be a tactical battle and it - will be competitive.
gabi lopez has been following his national team s phenomenal rise in the women s world cup down under. as a former player in spain s second division, this final hits very close to home. i ve been watching the tv in spain, the radio, and everybody s talking about the final. everybody. my family were commentating. i ve never seen that before. i m still playing, i m a coach, and i can say now, i can see aitana, alexia, jennifer and i can say, wow, they are amazing. so i think for the kids, for the coaches, for the players, it s amazing that women s football is that big. you wouldn t notice it at first glance, but this team, now one win away from world cup glory, has been marred by so much tension and unrest. at the centre of that is head coachjorge vilda. tensions followed last yea r s euros defeat against england, with 15 players threatening to quit over concerns about his training methods and inadequate game preparation. cracks were obvious after their humiliating loss against japan.
of a star player. smash as they go through! ..and a penalty shoot out. but despite such adversity, the team has prevailed. i think everyone knows how big this is, i think it s been the players dreams for years, so i think everybody already knows that and we know how passionate our nation is back home and how much they d want us to win, but for us, as a process, we have a game plan to execute and like sarina said, we need to play the game of our lives. and so these are the players that stand between england and world cup glory. a little like the lionesses, spain s campaign began slowly. they were beaten 4 0 in the group stage byjapan but it s gathered pace, despite several stars being missing because of a player revolt. coachjorge vilde has been at the centre of the controversy, with some of his squad threatening to quit amid reports of concern over training methods and game preparation,
is, i think it s been the players dreams for years, so i think everybody already knows that and we know how passionate our nation is back home and how much they d want us to win, but for us, as a process, we have a game plan to execute and like sarina said, we need to play the game of our lives. and so these are the players that stand between england and world cup glory. a little like the lionesses, spain s campaign began slowly. they were beaten 4 0 in the group stage byjapan but it s gathered pace, despite several stars being missing because of a player revolt. coachjorge vilde has been at the centre of the controversy, with some of his squad threatening to quit amid reports of concern over training methods and game preparation, but despite the unrest, spain still have plenty of talent and are the highest ranked team that england have faced here. translation: there will be | a tactical battle and it will be a competitive battle. we are going to fight with all of spain s weapons,
like the lionesses, spain s campaign began slowly, they were beaten 4 0 in the group byjapan, but it s gathered pace despite several missing stars because of a player revolt. their coach has been at the centre of the controversy with some of his squad threatening to quit amid reports over concern over training methods and game preparation, but despite the unrest, spain have plenty of talent and are the highest ranked team england have faced. translation: there will be a tactical battle and it - will be competitive. we are going to fight with all of spain s weapons, it won t change, it s going to be the same we ve used for all these years. it s going to be the match everyone in the world has been waiting for. some people are on the pitch, they think it s - all over, it is now! 57 years have passed since an england team last competed in a senior final on the world stage, producing the performance of a lifetime. these lionesses will be aware of such glorious