Sarina Wiegman said Lauren James had “in a split second lost her emotions” after the 21-year-old was sent off in England’s penalty shootout win against Nigeria in Brisbane.
It was a moment of petulance from England’s breakout star of the tournament – “a Beckhamesque moment of madness”, as Gary Lineker described it on Twitter. The Lionesses came through a nervy encounter 4‑2 on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.