Congrats to Spain.
I hope this result will sound the end of teams that chose to play bulldozers before finesse.
I hope this result will sound the end of teams that chose to play bulldozers before finesse.
WWC23 | England v Spain - Spain win the World Cup - and Rubiales gets sacked
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Best team won despite the antics.
England have been up and down attacking wise this tournament.
England have been up and down attacking wise this tournament.
Ahh well, it’s not coming home now is it 
not starting James was fecking brain dead
not starting James was fecking brain dead
Meaningless group game, while resting for knock out rounds.
Football won today.
It is! But that was very poor stuff. I hope she never told them to hoof it and the players just panicked.
Would you like some fish and chips with that salt sir?Ah the sweetest part of any tournament is when England lose even sweeter if it's a final
England long ball and desperation nothing changes in finals.
Play the game not the occasion
Play the game not the occasion
Ahh well, it’s not coming home now is it
not starting James was fecking brain dead
Why? She was poor.
Personally think England have been the better team throughout the WC. But they didn’t play their game today. Looked like the moment got to them.
It's win at all costs regardless of corruption and cheating. The ends justify their means to their sporting culture. Look at Pep cheating at every stage of his career, less his Bayern stint.
Well done Lionesses. Getting to the final still something to be hugely proud of. Sarina Wiegman is so incredibly impressive (and seems very likeable).
Royal family and prime minister were right not to travel over. Spain deserved to win a revenge for losing in extra time v England last year via extra time.
Spain are eerily similar to their men's team - technically excellent, and very cynical with the playacting etc. Looks like the other teams will have to catch up on the cynicism front.
Hard to play against the dark arts of Spain AND dodgy referees.
How ironic is it that the region that wants to breakaway from Spain is the region largely responsible for delivering two world cups for Spain.
I do think it was panic. Spain were relentless today and I think the pressure just got to England.
Ahh well, it’s not coming home now is it
not starting James was fecking brain dead
Good to know that you have terrible opinions across sport and don’t just restrict it to cricket
They do it in the handball too, a friend of my Mrs plays for the Norwegian team so I watch quite a lot of their games. A recent ish game against Spain was hilarious for the shithousery, refs fall for it there too
Ah the sweetest part of any tournament is when England lose even sweeter if it's a final
Hate England but support an English team.
Make it make sense.
Never paint your face
Yeah, just leaves a sour taste when they could win playing great football without being absolute detestable bastards.
William couldn't go because the King hasn't been there yet. And Charlie hasn't been invited over soo
If Spain had a bit more composure up top that could have been 4 or 5
Explains why Spain don't want them to break away!
A lot of parallels with the men’s teams of both nations today. Spain being technically and tactically superior whilst diving about and play acting like twats. England playing well through out the tournament but look lost against a half decent team. Our most talented player getting stupidly sent off. Englands over rated manager completely mismanaging every substitution. We even had a bloody head injury, bandaged up so she can play on.
It was obvious you'd get stupid posts like that after the match.
The manager had some fault obviously but it just feels like Spain was too much. Technical and physically wise. Just a case that the other team was superior. Spanish players were in better form. A pity, was really rooting for England since I dispise Spain.
Spanish players who refused to play under coach must be wishing they hadnt refused.
I compared the matchday squads for Spain between then and today. Seven of the Spanish starting XI against Japan also started the final today.
These freaks pop up every time England lose. It’s best to ignore them.
That England team were like Wimbledon back in the 1980's. Absolutely terrible
Very proud of them
Meh, beaten because you tried to play like Wimbledon from the 80s. Spain found their passes, England got what they deserved in this match. Do they always play this style? It’s regressive
Football ain't coming home! Well done Spain. Worthy winners tonight.
So many bizarre posts here from people who were watching their first game of the tournament clearly
Yes. Also suspiciously fitter (another instance of Spanish 'blood bags?'). But , that, combined with just better across the team at quick interplay, is basically a killer. The only chance England had was to play wide and get quality deliveries in and hope Bright, once Russo came off (Bright is also more robust ) could get on the end of one. Limited tactic but still one which they didn't give themselves the chance to deploy enough. Aside from that, there weren't many ways for this England team against Spanish three-lung press and pep style turnover regain alongside technical level.
In a thread full of bad takes this is impressive even by the cafe standards.
Well done to Spain, better team, despite having an arsehole coach. England didn’t really have any answer to the relentless pressure, but the changes at half time probably made the team worse.
Was quite painful having to watch Millie Bright upfront for 20 minutes. Football needs to adapt to how much injury time there is going to be. 85 minutes is the new 75 minutes.
Even weirder to act like that after England put Australia out of the tournament.
Was quite painful having to watch Millie Bright upfront for 20 minutes. Football needs to adapt to how much injury time there is going to be. 85 minutes is the new 75 minutes.
Even weirder to act like that after England put Australia out of the tournament.