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,
In sydney. the biggest game of our lives, according to england captain millie bright, but could the experience of sarina wiegman, prove to be the decisive factor. and in other news after hospital bosses are accused of failing to act on a string of warnings about serial killer lucy letby, the british medical association calls for increased regulation of nhs managers. hello. we have some decent weather for the next few days across southern and eastern parts, some warm sunshine around but always a few more showers, more of a breeze towards the north west. join me later for a full weather forecast. it s sunday 20th august. our main story. in just a few hours time, england s lionesses will have the opportunity to create history, when they take on spain in the women s world cup final in sydney. the lionesses will look to build on their euros win last summer and become the first england team since 1966 to be crowned
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,
England have had to overcome, keira walsh getting injured, laurenjames being sent off in the nigeria game. we don t know whether sarina wiegman will pick her or not in her starting line up, she is available again, she will be desperate to play but sarina wiegman might stick to a winning formula. it s worth remembering that england women were not able to play football, they were banned for 50 years, just see how far they have come. they are in the final of a world cup. come. they are in the final of a world cup- come. they are in the final of a worldcu. , ~ ,., . world cup. absolutely. an historic came to world cup. absolutely. an historic game to come- we ll have lots of coverage of the world cup throughout the morning but now ben has today s other news. the british medical association is calling for hospital managers to be regulated in a similar way to medical staff following the case of the serial killer nurse lucy letby. she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attemp
To keep going. now the finish line is well in sight. emma vardy, bbc news. later we will have a gp in the studio to give more advice on that. we have gavin with us looking ahead to a pretty big match later. women s world cup final, what a match in store for england and spain. england have been getting better and better. the semifinal against australia, they struggled in the group stages but they have shone through. sarina wiegman have done wonders and this is a golden opportunity to do this and what history could be made. england s leadership, sarina wiegman as the boss, millie bright as the captain, is interesting, spain have three captains. captain, is interesting, spain have three captains-