and when the final whistle blew and that semifinal hoodoo had been banished, the emotions could finally flow for players and for fans. i think on the full time whistle, we didn t really know what to do. as you can tell, unbelievable atmosphere. we re ecstatic to be in the final. oh, it was brilliant. absolutely brilliant. i m buzzing for the final. ithought, oh, my, this is going to be hard. - and then, bam, a o. it was a great game, though. a great game, crazy. a 0, who would have thought it, hey? semifinal, onto the final now, so, yeah, great stuff. i think sarina wiegman s done a fantasticjob. yeah. she s brought the youth back in, she s got experience there. these fans, these players, in sarina they trust. it s been less than a year she s been in thejob, but the impact she s made is clear. 13 years it had been since england had been in the final of a major tournament.
semifinal, onto the final now, so, yeah, great stuff. i think sarina wiegman s done a fantasticjob. yeah. she s brought the youth back in, she s got experience there. these fans, these players, in sarina they trust. it s been less than a year she s been in thejob, but the impact she s made is clear. 13 years it had been since england had been in the final of a major tournament. who would bet against them now? natalie pirks, bbc news, sheffield. joining me now is sammy stokes, who plays in midfield for chesterfield ladies and was at the match in sheffield last night. good morning, welcome. you must have a sore throat from all the shouting last night? the
for players and for fans. i think when the full time whistle came, we didn t really know what to do. as you can tell, an unbelievable atmosphere. we re excited for finals. oh, it was brilliant. brilliant. absolutely brilliant, yeah. i m buzzing for the final. ithought, oh, my, this is going to be hard. - and then, bam! 4 0, it s a great game, though. great game, crazy! 4 0, who would have thought it? semi final, on to the final now. i think serena wiegman s done a fantasticjob. yeah. she s brought the youth back in, she s got the experience there. these fans, these players, in sarina they trust. it s been less than a year she s been in thejob, but the impact she s made is clear. 13 years it had been since england had been in the final of a major tournament. who would bet against them now? natalie pirks, bbc news, sheffield.
we re excited for finals. oh, it was brilliant. brilliant. absolutely brilliant, yeah. i m buzzing for the final. ithought, oh, my, this is going to be hard. - and then, bam! 4 0, it s a great game, though. great game, crazy! 4 0, who would have thought it? semi final, on to the final now. i think sarina wiegman s done a fantasticjob. yeah. she s brought the youth back in, she s got the experience there. these fans, these players, in sarina they trust. it s been less than a year she s been in thejob, but the impact she s made is clear. 13 years it had been since england had been in the final of a major tournament. who would bet against them now? natalie pirks, bbc news, sheffield. we have the audience figures for last night, they ve been published today. last night s match was watched by a peak television audience of 9.3 million on bbc
absolutely brilliant, yeah. i m buzzing for the final. ithought, oh, my, this is going to be hard. - and then, bam! 4 0, it s a great game, though. great game, crazy! 4 0, who would have thought it? semi final, on to the final now. i think serena wiegman s done a fantasticjob. yeah. she s brought the youth back in, she s got the experience there. these fans, these players, in serina they trust. it s been less than a year she s been in thejob, but the impact she s made is clear. 13 years it had been since england had been in the final of a major tournament. who would bet against them now? natalie pirks, bbc news, sheffield. last night s match was watched by a peak television audience of 9.3 million on bbc one with a further two million in streams online. that goes to show the real swell of support around the nation for this team and how their performance at this