LIONESSES LACK BITE

Sarina's European champions undone by early Brazil magic

- BY ANDY HAMPSON

SARINA WIEGMAN felt lessons would be learnt after England suffered defeat in their first match since their Euro 2025 triumph.

Manager Wiegman was frustrated by the loss but felt what proved a feisty contest against the Copa America winners could only stand her players in good stead as they build towards the 2027 World Cup.

Wiegman (above) said: "Of course you hope for another result but I think this was a very good game to start with again after the Euros, against a very good opponent.

"A South American opponent was really what we wanted because that's different, more emotional, more extrovert. It's good for us to have that in front of us. They played very direct.

"Of course we wanted to get a better result but I also think that we got a lot of challenges in this game that we really need to experience to know what we can improve."

Brazil coach Arthur Elias (below) said: "We scored twice and had opportunities against a great opponent, the two-time European champions."