4 hours ago England did astir everything close successful their qualifying group, winning 5 of their six matches, including the triumph implicit Spain astatine Wembley successful April.
They besides scored 13 goals, conceded conscionable 5 - 4 of which came against Spain - and kept 4 cleanable sheets.
But it is not casual to suffice automatically and England were fixed a unsmooth gully with satellite champions Spain successful their group. The quest for apical spot was ever apt to travel down to their head-to-head record.
That is what happened arsenic England yet missed retired due to the fact that they were thumped successful Majorca.
That humbling decision - which showed the gulf betwixt the 2 teams erstwhile Spain are astatine their champion - was their downfall.
Wiegman opted for acquisition successful the starting XI against Spain. Despite not featuring for England since October, and lone returning from a four-month wounded successful April, midfielder Ella Toone was fixed the motion implicit Lucia Kendall and Laura Blindkilde Brown.
Chelsea's Lucy Bronze started astatine right-back contempt an wounded successful the build-up to the game.
In the end, England's midfielders were excessively passive and easy controlled by Spain, portion the usually explosive frontline of Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp and Lauren James proved ineffective.
At the back, England struggled to unrecorded with Spain's creativity and dynamism, with lone Esme Morgan impressing successful a mostly dismal performance.
England's sloppiness was compounded by the information Spain produced 1 of their champion performances to day and Wiegman could not travel up with an reply for it.
Wiegman told BBC Radio 5 Live this week that she is "absolutely convinced" England tin lucifer Spain astatine their champion if they are to conscionable again adjacent year.
But that 1 important decision showed conscionable however hard it is for England to suffice for large tournaments and wherefore they cannot spend an 'off day' against the champion teams.
"We person mixed feelings, of course. We were precise disappointed with the mode the crippled went [against Spain]," said midfielder Georgia Stanway, a scorer connected Tuesday on with Jess Carter and Beth Mead.
"It's precise uncommon that you get 15 points and inactive not marque it retired of the group. I deliberation that it shows our level, our consistency, but we cognize our show wasn't bully capable against Spain."
Wiegman said it was a "good thing" that determination is much contention passim Europe but admitted it was pugnacious to miss retired connected specified good margins.
"The Nations League brought much contention successful Europe. I deliberation that's truly nice. We besides noticed we person to play Spain truthful galore times," she said.
"I was excited for this radical to play Iceland arsenic we hadn't played them. It's thing for Uefa to person a look at, astatine least. The bully happening is determination is simply a batch of competition."
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