Captain Millie Bright says England is "absolutely heartbroken" after losing the Women's World Cup final.

Olga Carmona, the captain of Spain, scored in the first half to give Jorge Vilda's team a 1-0 victory and their first international championship.

The Lionesses sought to become the first senior English team to win the World Cup since the men's team in 1966.

"This is hard to take. We gave it everything," Bright said. "We had chances, we hit the bar, but we didn't have the final edge, and they got theirs in the back of the net.

"We're absolutely heartbroken. We gave everything. Unfortunately we just weren't there."

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Sarina Wiegman, the manager of England, has now lost two consecutive Women's World Cup finals after guiding her home Netherlands to a 2-0 loss to the United States in 2019.

Wiegman stated, "Of course it feels pretty horrible now, really disappointing. "You want to give it your all in the championship game but lose it. That happens in sports, but I believe we should be extremely proud of ourselves for what we've accomplished, how we've displayed who we are and how we want to play as a team while overcoming numerous obstacles.

Wiegman, who managed England for 39 games and only experienced her second defeat, expressed hope for a "fresh moment with the team I work with because it's extremely amazing to play finals.


"We will start in September in the Nations League to try to qualify for the Olympics. You want to improve all the time," she added. "This team and this group of players are so eager to be successful. We want to grab every moment to be better. We hope we come back and play good games again to win."

Georgia Stanway of England's midfield said the country might be happy to wear a "special" silver medal despite the loss, but she added that she hopes it will be gold in four years.