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Lionesses not ready to wave goodbye yet, warns Lotte
Cynon Valley Leader
|July 10, 2025
LOTTE Wubben-Moy has urged England to "ride the wave" after the defending champions' opening defeat to France left their Euro 2025 hopes hanging by a thread.
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The Lionesses faced the Netherlands on Wednesday in what was being billed as a must-win Group D encounter after the 2-1 defeat in Zurich on Saturday, when the Dutch secured an opening victory over Wales.
England also lost their opener to France at the 2015 World Cup in Canada but went on to achieve what was then their best-ever finish of third, a journey seven-time major tournament veteran Lucy Bronze has encouraged her teammates to keep fresh in their minds.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday's clash, England defender Wubben-Moy said: "I think the mood so far has been 'OK, what next?'
This story is from the July 10, 2025 edition of Cynon Valley Leader.
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