England captain Millie Bright said she was “heartbroken” after the Lionesses fell to Spain in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney.
Sarina Wiegman’s side had gone unbeaten in the tournament en route to Sunday’s final in Sydney, but Olga Carmona scored the only goal of the game in the first half to ensure it was Spain winning their first Women’s World Cup, not England.
Bright said: “This is really hard to take. We gave it everything. In the first half we weren’t at our best, we bounced back in the second half. We had chances, hit the bar but we just didn’t have the final edge and they got theirs in back of the net.
“There was a lot of belief. We have been 1-0 down and we never give in”, she added in an interview with BBC One. “It’s hard not take but it’s football. We’re absolutely heartbroken. We gave everything. Unfortunately we just weren’t there today.”
She spoke with pride about her players, who reached the first-ever Women’s World Cup final.
“A massive amount of pride. The girls were unbelievable. We had a lot of critics, a few lost belief in us but we never stopped believing. Sometimes football goes for you, sometimes against you. We played in a World Cup final. In a few weeks we will appreciate this day, but we wanted to be winners.”
