Football isn’t coming home, but Sarina Wiegman and her team have changed the face of the sport forever
– were all ruled out through injury before it even started, and Keira Walsh and Lauren James have also missed key matches down under through injury and suspension. There was also that ludicrously nervy penalty shoot-out against Nigeria before the rousing win over the hosts, Australia.
In the end, the Spanish team they met in Sydney proved a little too tasty. Their improvement over the past decade has been remarkable and they strangled England and were worthy winners. Football isn’t coming home but the team have enhanced reputations and an ever growing legion of fans. Baddiel and Skinner were singing about 30 years of hurt back in 1996 and England have had to wait until today, 27 more years on, to play in another World Cup final. This group of players may have failed to add the Coupe du Monde to the European Championship they claimed last summer but – led by Wiegman – they have changed the face of football.
The biggest job now for the FA will be trying to persuade Wiegman to stay beyond the end of her contract in 2025. Whatever happens, let’s enjoy the magical moments this team have given us all and all agree that, if anyone gets a goldfish, we call it “Sarina”.
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