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Holly Bishop

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

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.

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