Surprising Defeat: Belgium Shocks England in Olympic Qualifier

This unexpected success also left a bitter taste for the English and their coach Sarina Wiegman. “Of course we are very disappointed and frustrated”, reacted the latter as she left the field, then pointing out the strengths of the Belgians: “The team has a very compact, very physical game. […] They are very good at counter-attacking, it’s one of their strengths, they showed it today”.

In the British press, journalists even speak of a “nightmare evening” for the English Lionesses. “This is undoubtedly the most painful defeat since the arrival of Sarina Wiegman at the head of the team,” summarizes the Daily Mail. “They no longer have their destiny in their hands”, also underlines the daily, recalling that the English are now 3rd in their group, and only the first in the group have a chance of obtaining a ticket for the Paris Olympic Games.

Tessa Wullaert, the terror of the English

“Tessa Wullaert stuns England with a double”, headlines the Guardians, speaking of a “crushing defeat”. “The Den Dreef stadium is becoming a real cauldron. The Red Flames have already taken the scalp of their Dutch neighbors and they have punished the European champions for their negligence,” we read again in the columns of our colleagues.

“Disappointing evening for the English,” writes The Sun. The daily believes that the world vice-champions “wasted everything” after equalizing (1-1) then leading 1-2 for a few minutes. Before Tessa Wullaert scored a goal at the end of the first half, then a penalty in the 85th minute.

The BBC also admires the evening of the Belgian captain, who “terrorized the English defenders”. “Wullaert was constantly a threat”, we read again, while our colleagues describe Laura De Neve’s free kick at the start of the match as “brilliant”.

Of course, all the British media point out that the English evening got off to a rather bad start, with the exit due to injury of Alex Greenwood, evacuated in the 31st minute on a stretcher after violent contact with Jassina Blom. A worrying outing which somewhat stunned Sarina Wiegman’s players. They quickly got back into the match, but it wasn’t enough.

2023-11-01 12:24:00
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