Two of Europe’s top football nations are set to clash at Wembley on Wednesday in a long -awaited rematch of the World Women’s World Cup final, as England takes over in Spain.
This meeting marks the second round of lamps in the women’s League, with both sides wanting to build momentum.
England will aim to respond to a frustrating draw against Portugal, while Spain, fresh from a dramatic 3-2 return over Belgium, sit at the top of the team.
In addition to the result, this race offers the opportunity to evaluate how both teams have evolved from their last competitive meeting in Sydney.
Speaking at the pre-aga press conference, Wiegman said: “We don’t play football to beat critics. We play football to win games.
“We will try to be at our best tomorrow and connect as a team. What we want to do is to have more consistency to create dynamics in the game and keep it more, this is what we have experienced in the last two games. Then then We go.
“Sometimes things go very well, sometimes things don’t go so well. We are trying to stay very neutral and say “here we are now”.
“We want to celebrate football, we want to talk about football. We’re talking about performances, but also that’s why I hope we can focus on football soon.”
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Spain faced battles on the stadium since its final in 2023. Despite their success in the World Cup, their achievements were overshadowed by a dispute.
Former Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales was recently found guilty of sexual assault to kiss player Jenni Hermoso without consent during the World Cup metal ceremony, a scandal that led to the dismissal of Jorge.
Speaking about the incident, Wiegman added: “He says first of all that he is a very good team, but he also says they are durability and they are so brave.
“I think we need to keep talking about it, unfortunately, and we must continue to tell the world that we are in solidarity with them and hopefully make the change. I think it has already made a change.”
Striker Alessia Russo added: “We have stayed in solidarity with them since he started. It’s really a shame they had to get through it.
“We hope that it will make the change progress and it is a proof of the players, to be so brave and speak, but also to still perform at the level they are.
“I have arsenal who have gone through it. They have been acting with so much calm through all of them. We stand with them and support them all the way.
“Obviously you never want your teammate to have to go through something like the process that is happening, but they have been acting with so much class. It was not easy. They are also top players and their standards are always tall.
“I am grateful to have teammates and people like that around me every day.”
