Sarina Wiegman: England Women head coach reflects on Euro 2025 win,…

Sarina Wiegman: England Women head coach reflects on Euro 2025 win,…

As Sarina Wiegman reflects on Euro 2025, a smile spreads across her face.

“It’s still strange. Did this really happen?” the usually-stoic England head coach admits. “To be sincere, it makes me actually emotional.

“Those games were so insane in how they developed. It was different to the other tournaments we played so I got very emotional. It was so special.”

Player dropouts, injury doubts, an early defeat, comeback wins and penalty shoot-outs outlined England’s journey to turning into back-to-back champions of Europe.

Months later, Wiegman sat down with Sky Sports News to present her account of the most dramatic tournament win in fashionable historical past. Recalling the build-up to the tournament, Wiegman said ‘there was lots going on’.

That’s placing it mildly.

Mary Earps determined to retire after being relegated to second-choice ‘keeper. Fran Kirby did the same after discovering out she wasn’t in Wiegman’s speedy plans and former captain Millie Bright opted to take a break instead of going to Switzerland.

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Mary Earps announced her worldwide retirement shortly before Euro 2025

Add to that, 5 presumed starters had been doubts to make the tournament because of injury.

Lauren James, Georgia Stanway, Alex Greenwood, Lauren Hemp and Lucy Bronze all bust a intestine to get on the aircraft, one thing Wiegman is immensely happy with.

“We had five pretty big injuries from players playing many minutes and they worked very hard to get back. It’s very special that all five players made it,” she mirrored.

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Players like Lauren James had been touch-and-go for Euro 2025

“A player can get injured and not be available. A player can retire and not be available. The reason is different, the outcome is the same – who is the next person to step in?”

The downside with virtually half a beginning line-up coming again was that England had been undercooked going into the tournament and it confirmed of their defeat to France of their opening game.

Tough phrases had been said, realities laid naked and adjustments made to training. England felt low after dropping to one in all the tournament favourites, however Wiegman wasn’t going to let it occur again.

‘We did not take our penalties very effectively vs Sweden’

Every ounce of that dedication and perception in the squad was wanted in the quarter-final against Sweden.

“Boom – in 30 minutes we were 2-0 down,” remembers Wiegman. “Ok, it’s a game like this. We said at half-time, ‘we can still change this game’.”

Chloe Kelly got here on to arrange objectives for Lucy Bronze and Michelle Agyemang to take the game to penalties. Chaos ensued with 9 spot-kicks missed.

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“We took them not so well. I said to Arjen [Veurink, former England assistant head coach] ‘wow’, or I said something stronger like ‘we may be on a plane tomorrow’.”

Bronze, however, smashed dwelling England’s winner to make it an evening to recollect in Zurich.

“I’ve never experienced a game like this but what got us through is how this team is connected. We were together in 2022 and 2023 but this team took it to a new level. There was a lot of belief in this team and the team bonding gave us the extra edge.”

‘We knew we had been better at penalties than Spain’

England wanted that togetherness in the semi-final to beat another deficit to beat Italy in extra-time to achieve their third consecutive major tournament final.

Standing in Wiegman’s means was the nation that beat England in the 2023 World Cup final.

“Ok, we’re playing Spain. They’re the best in possession, it’s nice to watch, but they have some vulnerabilities we tried to exploit,” the Lionesses head coach said when pondering again to the game plan.

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All three of England’s knockout games went to additional time and two went to penalties

Wiegman acknowledges England ‘struggled’ after Mariona Caldentey put the world champions in entrance. But they discovered momentum again after the break and equalised by way of Alessia Russo’s header.

Yet again, England took a large game to penalties. People name shoot-outs a lottery – but it surely’s a cliché Wiegman knew did not apply to her facet.

“We had an advantage, we knew that,” she said. “They were disappointed to be in that position. We have experience and we know we can do it. We know we are better at penalties than they are.

“And we also had Hannah.”

‘I’m so happy with Hannah’

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Hannah Hampton saved two penalties against Spain to assist England to the Euro 2025 title

When Hannah Hampton saved Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati’s penalty a realisation swept round St Jakob’s Park. England had been about to be European champions again.

England would not have lifted the trophy without their No 1. The Chelsea ‘keeper made big saves throughout the tournament, not just in the shoot-outs. Her distribution also added a dimension to the Lionesses they’ve never had before.

It’s one thing even more exceptional given the highlight Hampton was under after Earps’ shock retirement. Hampton was also grieving after her grandfather handed away two days before the competitors began.

“I’m really, really proud of her,” Wiegman says. “She was in great form and also had personal stuff to deal with before the tournament. She did a very good job, she’s incredible.”

‘Tuchel is aware of what he desires to do next summer season’

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Sarina Wiegman joined Alex Scott on stage during England’s Euro 2025 homecoming celebrations to precise what it meant to her to assist the Lionesses to back-to-back titles

Hampton and the remainder of the squad celebrated exhausting after the Euros win.

An evening to recollect in Zurich was adopted by a visit to Downing Street before the celebrations in entrance Buckingham Palace.

“You see 70,000 people cheering for you, you tell yourself ‘this is not real. What’s happening here?'”, the Lionesses boss recalled.

Unexpectedly, we noticed a different facet to the usually cool Dutchwoman during the occasion on The Mall. Wiegman, live on TV, danced and sung with Burna Boy a lot to the shock of everybody watching.

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England supervisor Sarina Wiegman danced together with her favorite artist Burna Boy as they have fun their Euros victory on the doorsteps of Buckingham Palace

“My daughters were there but I didn’t know. While we were singing and dancing Georgia [Stanway] said ‘your daughters are here’ and I saw them and ran over to them. It made me even more excited,” she said. “You don’t see much like that. I was really enjoying myself.”

Wiemgan will also take pleasure in it if England’s males convey dwelling a major trophy at this summer season’s World Cup in North America. She meets up with Thomas Tuchel every so often, however insists he would not want her steering.

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Victorious England supervisor Sarina Wiegman mirrored on a ‘very particular’ day after the Lionesses visited Downing Street following their Euro 2025 triumph

“Oh he knows”, Wiegman joked. “We meet once in a while and he’s very excited too. He knows exactly what he wants to do this summer.”

He would not go unsuitable with following Wiegman’s blueprint for achievement.

If 2025 has taught her something it is easy methods to take care of adversity, setbacks and chaos, and still end up with another medal round her neck.

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