Manchester’s reaction to watching Spain defeat England in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
Spain has defeated England in the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup. After a fantastic run in Sydney, the Lionesses couldn't quite bring it home as the the nail-biting game ended in a 1-0 victory to Spain after a first-half goal from Olga Carmona. The match was an intense watch, as both sides battled it out for the trophy, but ultimately England came up short despite an excellent penalty save from Mary Earps. Crowds gathered in Manchester City Centre to watch the action unfold and cheer on the lionesses at the fan zone in Piccadilly Gardens and at the National Football Museum. Fans remained hopeful until the final moments, but even 13 minutes of extra time didn't give England the chance to save the day.
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00:00 Spain has defeated England in the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
00:05 After a fantastic run in Sydney, the Lionesses couldn't quite bring it home,
00:09 as the nail-biting game ended in a 1-0 victory to Spain, after a first-half goal from Olga Carmona.
00:16 The match was an intense watch as both sides battled it out for the trophy,
00:28 but ultimately England came up short despite an excellent penalty save from Mary Earps.
00:34 Crowds gathered in Manchester City Centre to watch the action unfold and cheer on the
00:56 Lionesses at the Fan Zone in Piccadilly Gardens and at the National Football Museum.
01:01 Fans remained hopeful right up until the final moments,
01:04 but even 13 minutes of extra time didn't give England the chance to save the day.
01:10 Really disappointed. I think the second half played really, really well.
01:13 More fire in the second half. I think we should have had that in the first half.
01:17 If we had that in the first half, I think we would have had more of a chance. I think it would have
01:20 been 1-1. Second half, they had more fire in them. First half, I think they were more lax and hazy,
01:24 and they couldn't really play their game because Spain was like, Spain's defence was so on them
01:30 in the first half, and we couldn't really play how we normally play.
01:33 England played really well and Spain just got lucky. They weren't the better team.
01:37 It was a looker goal.
01:38 England were the better team and Spain just literally got lucky with that goal.
01:43 We should have had the two goals that we nearly got.
01:45 We should have had the two goals that we nearly got.
01:47 The players were incredible. They were incredible. They gave everything that they had.
01:50 They absolutely gave their all.
01:53 Mary saved the game, so fair play to Mary. Well done.
01:56 Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary.
02:00 Oh, so frustrating, wasn't it? Because they played really well,
02:05 but I think the fitness levels weren't as good as Spain's. I mean, that's what let them down,
02:10 but I think they played really well in the whole tournament,
02:13 and Mary Earp was our best player, I think.
02:15 Spain aside, were so good because they're pressing all the time and were always on
02:19 a threat and a counter-attack as well, but I think they deserved it.
02:24 Annoyingly, they were just a little bit better, I think.
02:27 England, I think they should hold their heads up high because they played really well
02:31 in the whole tournament.
02:32 Do you know what? Right, go on, Lionesses, but we just weren't quick enough on the transitions.
02:38 Like, Spain looked like they didn't even need to try.
02:40 There was gaps all over the place. We didn't press enough.
02:44 I just felt like we just didn't show up enough.
02:49 Yeah, midfield was overrun, I think.
02:51 Midfield was overrun, I think.
02:53 Overrun, and yeah, transition just wasn't quick enough.
02:57 Until James came on, Kelly came on, there wasn't much pace, and you need that to beat Spain.
03:02 They've got pace galore throughout the team, so that's what you need from the start.
03:06 But we loved it, yeah?
03:07 Yeah, we had a good day out, didn't we?
03:09 More massive football fans, more rugby, but it was still a good game.