Sarina Wiegman admits she ‘felt tension’ before England’s bounce back Euro 2025 win

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10 Jul 2025 • 3:02 PM MYT
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Lionesses’ coach Sarina Wiegman said she “felt tension” before England's bounce back Euros win against the Netherlands.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday (9 July), the Dutch captain said she found it “hard” after the England Women’s team lost 2-1 to France on Saturday (5 July).

“I knew that were were in a very hard group so it can happen but then you need to win the other game, so I was excited for today but at the same time I felt a little tension,” she said, before describing the feeling as “completely normal”.

After Wednesday’s impressive 4-0 victory against, the Lionesses will advance if they beat Wales no matter the result in the Netherlands' match with France.