Sarina Wiegman’s side lost 1-0 to Spain in a tight match in Sydney on Sunday watched on television by an average of 13.3 million people.
Footage on social media showed the team being clapped and cheered at Sydney Airport on Monday ahead of their flight back to the UK.
The average TV audience for Sunday’s final was more than two million higher than the previous record for a women’s football match, which was set at the Euro 2022 final at Wembley when just over 11 million viewers watched the Lionesses beat Germany 2-1. “If I look back on this past season, we have been through a lot. We’ve had challenges, injuries and more. But thanks to this fantastic group of players, the staff, and our people of the FA, we were able to make it to the final of the World Cup.
No senior member of the British royal family attended the match, but Queen Letizia of Spain was there with her 16-year-old daughter Infanta Sofia.
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