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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Suzanne Wrack at the Den Dreef Stadium, Leuven

Sarina Wiegman insists England ‘not panicking’ after costly defeat in Belgium

Sarina Wiegman makes a point to her players.
Sarina Wiegman makes a point to her players. Photograph: Rene Nijhuis/PA

Sarina Wiegman insisted England are “not panicking” after a 3-2 defeat away to Belgium took control of their Nations League group and Olympic qualification out of the Lionesses’ hands.

“That’s life, and so that’s football too,” said the England manager. “So, we’re not panicking or anything. You could see that we were trying hard, we were trying to find the space and we were trying to have different crosses and play a possession game into the final third, but we just missed in the final perfect touch … although we did create chances to really score goals.”

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