England ‘heartbroken’ by World Cup final defeat, says captain Bright

Spain's defender #19 Olga Carmona (C) kisses the trophy as Spain's players celebrate on the podium after winning the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup final football match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Izhar KHAN / AFP)

Spain’s defender #19 Olga Carmona (C) kisses the trophy as Spain’s players celebrate on the podium after winning the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup final football match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Izhar KHAN / AFP)

England captain Millie Bright said the Lionesses were left heartbroken by a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the sporting bet Women’s World Cup final on Sunday despite not being at their best in Sydney.
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Olga Carmona scored the only goal as Spain kept the European champions at bay and could have won by a bigger margin had England goalkeeper Mary Earps not saved Jennifer Hermoso’s second-half penalty.

“We’re heartbroken. We gave everything, unfortunately we just weren’t there today,” sport betting in nigeria said Bright.

“The girls are unbelievable. We had a lot of critics at the start of the tournament, a few lost belief in us, but we never stopped believing in ourselves.

“We had full belief, but sometimes football goes for you, banker bet of the day sometimes it goes against you.

“We’ve played in a World Cup final. In a few weeks we’ll appreciate this day and coming second, but it’s hard to take because we’re winners, online betting we want to win.”

England nearly got off to a flying start in their first World Cup final in the women’s game as Lauren Hemp struck the bar.

But Spain were rarely troubled after Carmona’s strike broke the deadlock on 29 minutes.

“In the first half we weren’t at our best,” online betting site added Bright. “Second-half we definitely bounced back, showed our fight, showed our character and we had chances.

“We hit the bar, but we just didn’t have that final edge today and obviously they put theirs in the back of the net.”
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