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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Manasi Pathak

England’s coach Sarina Wiegman eyes fairytale World Cup ending

By the quarterfinals, the 53-year-old Dutchwoman was the only female manager left in the competition [Carl Recine/Reuters]

After guiding England to the Women’s World Cup final on Wednesday, just over a year after they won the European Championship on home soil, coach Sarina Wiegman seemed stunned.

“I never take anything for granted but it’s like, am I in the middle of a fairytale or something?” she said.

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