Match Center: England 1-0 Spain

Sarina Wiegman and Alessia Russo were against the press on Tuesday morning in the Wembley Stadium on Tuesday morning on Tuesday morning.

Here is what you had to say completely.

Wiegman about how the team adapts:

First, we work very hard and try to do every single game our best. What we do every time is that we want to check the game and do better tomorrow. We work on this and we can control that in order to be in top form. No game will be easy – the world has changed. We adapt and of course try to win every single game.

About how England has developed Spain since the last meeting:

I think we have developed further. You can no longer refer to the euro and the World Cup because so many new players come in. The game has also developed. We not only try to adapt, but also that the opponents have changed, with the nations League performing with different games at a much higher level what we want. We develop, fit and still try to improve every single game.

In the size of the game:

It's absolutely a big game, but I think if you play Germany and the USA, there are many big games at the moment because everyone improves the next level so quickly. It will be an exciting game again tomorrow and we look forward to it.

When learning out:

We play football to win games and we will try to be best tomorrow and to be connected as a team. What we want to do is to get more consistency and create dynamics in the game. Sometimes things are going really well and sometimes things don't go so well. We try to stay very neutral and say: “We are right now and we want to go forward, what do we have to do?” Hopefully that will win us tomorrow.

We live with Sarina Wiegman and Alessia Russo while driving the game of tomorrow against Spain @Wembleystadium 💪

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Russo at the World Cup final 2023: Russo:

For me, revenge reflects a bit about the past. We are a new team and now have many new faces and many new properties in the squad. We don't want to look back. Obviously it hurt. You can ask any player who was in this game and it was not nice to lose it, but we want to go forward. We have a new opportunity – we are back in Wembley and we have all our fans there and look forward to it.

When returning to Wembley:

It is an iconic place. (Laia) Codina was so humming when she found out that the game was in Wembley. It's nice that you come home to us. We are really proud and grateful to play here so often. It really feels like a home for us with the fans and the energy around the place. It is nice that we can share this with other players who deserve to play in these stadiums. It will be nice to be tested against the best, but also to be at home.

How much England has changed:

Each team goes through different processes after tournaments. In our process, we now have a new team and many different, new faces and a lot of energy around the place, which is beautiful. We feel good and we are in a good place as a team. We also enjoy our football, which is nice. Camps are a really gratifying place to come in, and I think it is a place where people can thrive.

The team was able to give Spain on the Boost beat:

Winning games in general gives you trust as a team, but we learn a lot from performances that are not so positive. This is part of football and that is part of the trip we are on. Ultimately, we want to be our best for the euro, and this is another massive step on our trip. We want to test ourselves against the top opposition and we have with our group in the Nations League. It's really a good preparation, but at the moment these are the games you want to play as a player.

Spain in profile

Nickname: La Roja
Trainer: Montserrat Tome
Captain: Irene parades

Match statistics

● England is undefeated in all eight earlier meetings with Spain in all competitions (W5 D3), most recently after additional time in the quarter -finals of Euro 2022 against La Roja with 2: 1.

● After three defeats with three defeats against England between 2016 and 2019, Spain has only lost one of their four games against the lionesses in all competitions (W2 D1), which was last defeated by England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup final 2023.

● England lost only one of her last 54 competition games in England (W45 D8), a 2-1 defeat against France in May last year in the qualifying of the UEFA European Championship.

● Without neutral venues, Spain won six of his eight away games under Manager Montse Tomé (D1 L1), most recently hit 4: 2 in a friendly in December 2024 in Nice.

● England has lost only two of her last 11 home games (W6 D3) in all competitions and could lead a clean sheet in three consecutive games for the first time since November 2021 (run of four).

● Spain won each of their last three games in all competitions and scored 12 goals during this time, three of which came in the second half of the time, including two in the 3-2 victory against Belgium last time.

● Since the introduction of the UEFA women -nations -League, Spain has scored more goals (31) and average more goals per game (3.4) than any other nation scored more goals than any other side (42 -11 too).

● In this game, Sarina Wiegman with Mark Sampson (59 each) will switch to third place for most of the games managed in England's history. Only Hope Powell (161) and Martin Reagan (68) play more games for the Lions.

● No English player has been involved in more goals since the beginning of 2024 (6) or (7) than Alessia Russo, although they are not yet achieved in their previous three appearances against Spain in all competitions (127 minutes).

● Spain's Mariona Caldentey has been involved in more goals for the national team than any other player since the beginning of 2024 (12 to 5 goals, 7 templates), four of whom were scored in their last three games (1 goal, 3 assists).