France v England

:01:01. > :01:04.COMMENTATOR: For European glory, for the all-conquering Germany team.

:01:04. > :01:09.It's the last chance. Otherwise we are bog home.

:01:09. > :01:12.It is the performance that is missing. It is not the endeavour. It

:01:12. > :01:20.is not the attitude. They've been fantastic. They are ready to do as

:01:20. > :01:26.best as they can. I mean you put that shirt on every

:01:26. > :01:35.time, it is like, wow, I'm going to represent my country. I don't think

:01:35. > :01:38.that feeling will ever, ever wear of This team is capable of winning. I

:01:38. > :01:47.believe it. I know that the girls believe it.

:01:47. > :01:53.We have to believe in ous. If we can do that, then we are doing our best.

:01:53. > :01:58.-- ourselves. In the words of Hope Powell, it is

:01:58. > :02:04.do or die, tonight. A place in the quarter-finals of euro 2013 is at

:02:04. > :02:14.stake. Beat France, England are through, lose and they are out. Draw

:02:14. > :02:21.

:02:21. > :02:28.and it gets complicated. Keeping it simple are Sue Smith, legendary Faye

:02:28. > :02:31.White and Guy Mowbray. Well, they have not played as well

:02:31. > :02:35.as we know that they can play. The fact that they got the last-minute

:02:35. > :02:40.equaliser, it has lifted them. You can see that they were so relieved.

:02:40. > :02:44.It is a sign that they have managed to do that. Now we all belief that

:02:45. > :02:49.they can win. Faye you faced France many times.

:02:49. > :02:54.They have never beaten France in a competitive fixture, can it come to

:02:54. > :03:00.light? If the real England show up, definitely. On the last occasions we

:03:00. > :03:04.have played them, we have gotten closer. In the World Cup two minutes

:03:04. > :03:09.until we almost went through in the semi-final in the World Cup. So,

:03:09. > :03:14.like I say, we just have to perform. It is not the endeavour, but we have

:03:14. > :03:20.to have the quality. To take the game to them and believe.

:03:20. > :03:27.Michael, England has not clicked. They admitted. What are you looking

:03:27. > :03:31.for them to improve on? Poverty. Coming out of the traps early and

:03:31. > :03:36.the ball retention. They have to keep hold of the ball. They have to

:03:36. > :03:39.get into the dangerous areas. When they lose that ball u, they have to

:03:39. > :03:45.take the game to them and to make things happen.

:03:45. > :03:50.So a positive start needed. This is how Group C stands ahead of the

:03:50. > :03:55.final two matches. France are confirmed as group winners. Spain

:03:55. > :03:59.will finish runners up if avoiding defeat against Russia. A win takes

:03:59. > :04:04.England through, even if they only finish third in the group. If

:04:05. > :04:10.England lose they are going home, if England draw and Russia win, then

:04:10. > :04:16.England are out. If England draw and Russia don't win, England's feat

:04:16. > :04:23.will be decided by the drawing of lots later on. Controversial. No

:04:23. > :04:30.goals scored. Hope Powell said that there would be changes for the game.

:04:30. > :04:36.She lost Rachel Yankey through injury. Sally Nugent is pitch-side.

:04:36. > :04:40.What news, Sally? She promised changes, he they come. Sophie

:04:40. > :04:46.Bradley will start. Sophie Bradley was injured playing against Swede

:04:46. > :04:50.no-one a friendly two weeks ago. At the time it looked like she would be

:04:50. > :04:54.out for between four and six weeks. A fortnight later she is starting

:04:54. > :04:58.for her country. Something of a risk, but I know she has been

:04:58. > :05:03.working incredibly hard in training over the last few days. A week ago,

:05:03. > :05:07.she looked very much like a player going home from the tournament.

:05:07. > :05:12.Players coming back, Karen Carney will start. She has not played much

:05:12. > :05:18.football since last October. When I spoke to her. I asked her how fit

:05:18. > :05:26.and ready she felt. She said she could play a full 90 minutes with a

:05:26. > :05:30.beaming, smile. Of course, Toni Duggan, the girl who has saved

:05:30. > :05:36.England's hopes in the tournament with the last-minute goal in the

:05:36. > :05:40.last game. She starts tonight. France have made six changes but

:05:40. > :05:45.there are big names. So Bruno Bini doing the opposite of what he said

:05:45. > :05:50.he would do in the press conference. That is cute from him, I suppose,

:05:50. > :05:54.but before I go, England are playing in a different strip. Using a

:05:54. > :05:58.different dressing room and there is a different atmosphere here in the

:05:58. > :06:03.arena. Well, that is good. Sally, thank you

:06:03. > :06:09.very much. Fascinating team news. Faye, Sophie Bradley, we did not

:06:09. > :06:19.expect to see her. He is starting, what do you make of that? It is a

:06:19. > :06:20.

:06:20. > :06:23.last-gasp for Hope. I think she feels she needs Sophie Bradley for

:06:23. > :06:25.the pace. The French forwards are quick. She is strong. Courageous.

:06:25. > :06:30.She plays with her heart on her sleeve. Strong in the tackle, but

:06:30. > :06:35.you worry. An injury so close. Only two weeks ago. When you get that

:06:35. > :06:39.twist on the ankle, if you tear the ligament, it can take a while. I

:06:39. > :06:42.assume she will have that strapped, but obviously feels that she needs

:06:42. > :06:47.to take the gamble. It is a risk.

:06:47. > :06:52.The worst run of form for seven years. No win in four. What do you

:06:52. > :06:57.make of the changes and the risk that Hope Powell is taking? It is a

:06:57. > :07:01.risk, but I am pleased that Hope has done something so different. It

:07:01. > :07:04.looks like she is taking the game to France. That is what we have to do.

:07:05. > :07:10.Going with two forwards, with lots of attacking players. We have to

:07:10. > :07:16.make France think about things. We have been talking on the fact that

:07:16. > :07:22.Ellen White has been isolated. Now she has Toni Duggan to help her out.

:07:22. > :07:27.There is Karen Carney and Ellen White. So it could be exciting. I

:07:27. > :07:33.think we could score lots of goal, let's hope not to concede any.

:07:33. > :07:39.I think you I said 6-5. That is concerning but it is OK if we win.

:07:39. > :07:44.Michael, what do you make, the fact that they have gone 4-4-2.

:07:44. > :07:46.Well, we have been crying out for it. We have been saying that what is

:07:46. > :07:51.Hope Powell doing. She must change it. Now they have the opportunity

:07:51. > :07:54.from the start. Karen Carney, I thought was positive on the field.

:07:54. > :07:57.Taking players on down the right-handside. There is Toni

:07:57. > :08:01.Duggan, a breath of fresh air. Fantastic. She got the goal to boot

:08:01. > :08:06.as well. Things like that. It filters through to the players it is

:08:06. > :08:10.positive. That is what we want to see this evening.

:08:10. > :08:15.You wanted to see Toni Duggan starting? I did. She created

:08:15. > :08:20.chances. Made impact. She scored. That was important, but she has that

:08:20. > :08:25.bit of, she wants to get the ball. She is creative, lively. I am

:08:25. > :08:31.pleased she is starting and starting up front. I think that she can cause

:08:31. > :08:36.the French defence a few problems. We know France have topped the

:08:36. > :08:41.group, we were fascinated by the team that they would put out. Six

:08:41. > :08:51.changes seem as lot, but there are big names in there? That is right.

:08:51. > :08:51.

:08:51. > :09:01.Look at Necib. Eugenie Le Sommer. Elodie Thomis has bags of pace.

:09:01. > :09:02.

:09:02. > :09:07.Steph Houghton will have to be on her toes for that one. You look at

:09:07. > :09:11.Sandrine Soubeyrand. Amandine Henry plays for Lyon. So there will be a

:09:11. > :09:16.great understanding. They know each other very well.

:09:16. > :09:20.Sophie Bradley back in her familiar position alongside Casey Stoney.

:09:20. > :09:30.When she's not keeping clean sheets in the heart of England defence, she

:09:30. > :09:32.

:09:32. > :09:39.is changing sheets at the care home run by her parents.

:09:39. > :09:42.Hiya! You OK? Straight away I have to go up to all of the ladies and

:09:42. > :09:47.gentlemen and give them a cuddle. A lot of them like to give me a kiss

:09:47. > :09:52.on the cheek. I have a chat with all of them. Generally, they ask how my

:09:52. > :10:00.football is going. On Monday I fly to Sweden. Two hours

:10:00. > :10:06.away? I try to lighten up their day, really? Have you been to Skegness?

:10:06. > :10:11.One of the guys I looked after. He used to be semiprofessional. When I

:10:11. > :10:15.told him he said, you would not last ten minutes.

:10:15. > :10:20.She would run up and down this street when eight, nine, ten. Always

:10:20. > :10:25.kicking the ball against the wall across the road. The neighbours

:10:25. > :10:29.always mooning, but maybe it has paid off. She's worked hard. I tried

:10:29. > :10:36.to get Sophie to play tennis. She ribs me about this all the time. I

:10:36. > :10:40.took her down the road. She had tennis lessons, she was a good

:10:40. > :10:45.tennis player, but that was not her dream. It was football. I was at

:10:45. > :10:51.football camps with my brother. One of the guys coaching saw me playing,

:10:51. > :10:56.he said do you not play for a team. I wanted to. I told me dad, he was

:10:56. > :11:01.like tennis, but I said I just want to play football.

:11:01. > :11:06.I sent her on tennis lessons. The coach said she spent more time

:11:06. > :11:11.kicking the tennis ball than hitting it over the net.

:11:11. > :11:16.The crowd were so amazing. Especially basil at Wembley. Looking

:11:16. > :11:21.up. Normal you see only a few hundred people at the games but the

:11:21. > :11:26.atmosphere, the crowds. It was amazing. I always have to find my

:11:26. > :11:31.mum and dad in the National Anthem. I am singing it from the heart. I

:11:31. > :11:39.have to find where mum and dad and my family are sat. Then that is it.

:11:39. > :11:44.I'm focussed on the game. So that is Sophie Bradley. A

:11:44. > :11:48.fantastic bubbly character. Somebody that you know well, sue myth. How

:11:48. > :11:53.many other players have to plans work with football? Sophie is a

:11:53. > :11:58.lovely girl. I am pleased she is starting. She has done so well in

:11:58. > :12:02.the build up. About u it is difficult for her. She works in the

:12:02. > :12:06.care home part-time. Then fitting in training. A lot of the other girls

:12:06. > :12:11.do a similar thing. Some work in schools, some work as skills

:12:11. > :12:16.coaches. That is difficult. You have a nine to five job, then the

:12:16. > :12:20.training to fit in around. I know that the England contract has

:12:20. > :12:25.helped, but it is difficult, but the girls manage to do it.

:12:25. > :12:31.Michael, how much of a risk is it starting her and a number of other

:12:31. > :12:35.players out with injury? Karen Carney has been out, Casey Stoney

:12:35. > :12:41.has had a hamstring, and Steph Houghton. There are a number of

:12:41. > :12:47.them? The coach has said are you ready to play 90 minutes. I am

:12:47. > :12:51.certain that they said yes but they know it will be a risk but they will

:12:52. > :12:57.be heavily strapped up. Fingers crossed that you have a fit and

:12:57. > :13:02.healthy squad. It is a huge game. They need importance, but with Steph

:13:02. > :13:07.Houghton as well. Is she 100% fit? But when you come up against a great

:13:07. > :13:11.side like France, who are, from what we have seen so far, they must be on

:13:11. > :13:21.their game. And England have not to be reminded

:13:21. > :13:21.

:13:21. > :13:27.that they are yet to beat France. There was a friendly win at Plough

:13:27. > :13:31.Lane, but their memories are all too clear of the painful exit in the

:13:31. > :13:35.last World Cup. It is a kick to the stomach and to

:13:35. > :13:40.the teeth, that game. The chance to reach the semi-finals

:13:40. > :13:45.and go one better than ever before. It is hard to reflect on.

:13:45. > :13:55.COMMENTATOR: What a start. It is Kelly Smith! She was in.

:13:55. > :13:55.

:13:55. > :14:00.The game was a cagey affair. Jill Scott scoring the goal...

:14:00. > :14:06.COMMENTATOR: Jill Scott may think about going for goal. Jill Scott

:14:06. > :14:12.gives England the lead! Brilliant, Jill Scott. I don't know what the

:14:12. > :14:18.keeper was doing but who cares I think we had a lot of injuries.

:14:18. > :14:26.was injured. We had made substitutions. We had to stay on and

:14:26. > :14:31.give what I could. The problem for Kelly Smith. Faye

:14:31. > :14:35.white did not get to it. On the post, on duty! They scored in the

:14:35. > :14:40.last couple of minutes. France are going to throw everything

:14:40. > :14:45.at England. To the top corner. France are level! It is a stunning

:14:45. > :14:51.equalise efr. -- equaliser. It looks as though it

:14:51. > :14:53.is going the distance. That is it. is going the distance. That is it.

:14:53. > :15:00.We are going into extra time. England will be really up against

:15:00. > :15:04.it. This is going to call for real heroics. This is Ellen White with a

:15:04. > :15:08.chance to score. It ripples the wrong side of the net. Through

:15:08. > :15:14.injury, through pain, they have taken it to the lottery of a penalty

:15:14. > :15:22.shoot-out. Is it England's time? Then you go to penalties, no matter

:15:22. > :15:31.what it is, it is pot luck. COMMENTATOR: Safed by Karen

:15:31. > :15:41.Bardsley. One up, England. Kelly Smith, she has done her bit.

:15:41. > :15:43.

:15:43. > :15:50.Karen Carney. Birmingham's finest. 3-2 England.

:15:50. > :15:58.Only Claire Rafferty's fifth England appearance.

:15:58. > :16:04.And she's put it wide. We are level.

:16:04. > :16:10.France have done it. England have to score. It is a job for England's

:16:10. > :16:16.biggest, strongest, toughest player of all it has to go in.

:16:16. > :16:21.It's all over for England. I think that was their revenge from

:16:21. > :16:25.us going to the World Cup in 2007 and knocking them out. Now they have

:16:25. > :16:29.knocked us out of the next World knocked us out of the next World

:16:29. > :16:34.Cup. It was devastating. It was pretty devastating for Faye

:16:34. > :16:39.White who had the courage to take a penalty, despite having cramp in

:16:39. > :16:43.extra time. What are your memories of that? It was a game for long

:16:43. > :16:47.periods, I thought France were the better team, but the courage, the

:16:47. > :16:51.desire, the determination, how the team stuck together it was one of

:16:51. > :16:56.those, it was a blur, almost, but for me, the biggest thing was that

:16:56. > :17:00.goal that they scored at the end of the full-time. We were almost two

:17:00. > :17:05.minutes from going to the semi-final. Then we had to regroup

:17:05. > :17:09.for the extra time. We did well and nearly scored in that as well. Then

:17:09. > :17:13.obviously the lottery of penalties. We needed characters to stand up, to

:17:13. > :17:20.say I am prepared to take one. I felt confident. I thought we had

:17:20. > :17:24.done well in the game. I, yeah, I would do it again. It is obviously

:17:24. > :17:30.upsetting to see it. It took a long time to overcome it. You know how

:17:30. > :17:34.hard you work for years to take that step into a semi-final, but if need,

:17:34. > :17:38.I would stick my hand up, but I still had the confidence that the

:17:38. > :17:41.next one may go in. There was controversy about the

:17:41. > :17:47.process of taking the penalties. Some did not put hands up and

:17:47. > :17:50.players like you did. Some people say you expect strikers

:17:50. > :17:58.and midfielders to feel confident, but it depends on the way that the

:17:58. > :18:03.game has gone for those players. You cannot, like Karen Carney said, you

:18:03. > :18:08.cannot replicate the pressure. How you are going to feel after 120

:18:08. > :18:13.minutes, but again, penalties are a lottery. It helped when I saw Messi

:18:14. > :18:20.miss a penalty in a game later. I thought, if he can do it.

:18:20. > :18:25.One of the few England players that has played to their potential is

:18:25. > :18:30.Eniola Aluko. The trainee lawyer is a deep thinker in the game.

:18:30. > :18:38.COMMENTATOR: Spain have won it all over again.

:18:38. > :18:44.COMMENTATOR: They have scored. Well, well, well. England are still in

:18:44. > :18:51.euro 2013 but only just. We have talked before how England play

:18:51. > :18:56.better when the backs are against the wall. Do you sense that everyone

:18:56. > :19:01.feels that? I think that mental strength now we have to tap into it.

:19:01. > :19:05.We have to really believe that we can do it. I think that belief is

:19:05. > :19:11.one thing but acting on it is another. I think that hopefully

:19:11. > :19:17.every player has the mental strength to really go out and perform under

:19:17. > :19:21.pressure with all eyes on us. You must be confident, personally,

:19:21. > :19:26.having scored. Does it give you an edge of confidence going into the

:19:26. > :19:32.game? Absolutely. Goals bring confidence. I visualise positive

:19:32. > :19:36.things on the pitch. In training I looked at the goal. I tried to

:19:36. > :19:40.visualise different scenarios. How does it work? What do you see?

:19:41. > :19:45.It may be going past the left back or the right back. Seeing somebody

:19:45. > :19:50.thit in, or a ball being passed in. Taking it from the keeper, putting

:19:50. > :19:53.it in the back of the net. Little things that happen. In the game you

:19:53. > :19:58.start to visualise it and see yourself doing it.

:19:58. > :20:03.What are your memories against France? Mixed. We were obviously

:20:03. > :20:07.knocked out by France in the 2011 World Cup. It was disappointing. I

:20:07. > :20:12.think that I balled my eyes out after the game. I was upset. Since

:20:12. > :20:16.then we played in a friendly in October. We drew 2-it. A fair

:20:16. > :20:23.assessment of that game was that we gifted them two goals. There is a

:20:23. > :20:29.lot of heart to take from the fell. We can perform against them. We know

:20:29. > :20:32.their players inside out. They probably know us inside out. On that

:20:32. > :20:38.sense it is that we are on a level playing field.

:20:38. > :20:42.So this is one of the biggest games in your life? Absolutely. Knock-out

:20:42. > :20:50.stages were played before, but this is a knock-out game. This is like

:20:50. > :20:54.playing in the final. So, waned they are through, lose and

:20:54. > :20:58.they are out. What are you looking for? I would like to see England

:20:58. > :21:03.take the game to France. I think that the weak point is Corine

:21:03. > :21:08.Franco. I would like to see Eniola Aluko have a go at her. Make her

:21:09. > :21:14.make a decision. Get the balls in the box and hopefully score. For me

:21:14. > :21:19.it is control and possession. In the mid-field dealing with their

:21:19. > :21:24.strength in Sandrine Soubeyrand and now with Amandine Henry but also

:21:24. > :21:29.Gaetane Thiney. It will be important for Anita Asante and Fara Williams

:21:29. > :21:33.to be ieth and to dictate the play in there.

:21:33. > :21:37.-- to be tight and to dictate the play in there.

:21:37. > :21:41.They have to get forward. Get the ball into the area, give the sense

:21:41. > :21:45.of forwards an opportunity to score the goals.

:21:45. > :21:52.So, Eniola Aluko attacking the fall-back. She will have seen that

:21:52. > :21:56.in the DVDs they are able to look at? Yes, they can identify the

:21:56. > :22:04.weaknesses and strengths. Tonight we are concentrating on the

:22:04. > :22:08.England France match. You can also watch Russia V Spain on

:22:08. > :22:13.the red button. We know we are in a dog fight it is

:22:13. > :22:20.a must-win game for us. It is how to deal with the nerves.

:22:20. > :22:24.Wearing the shirt means so much to the players. To put the three Lions

:22:24. > :22:30.is a proud moment. You have to look forward. To have the mental

:22:30. > :22:39.strength. Whatever is gone is gone. It will be a difficult task. France

:22:39. > :22:46.are an emerging nation doing well at the moment.

:22:46. > :22:56.It's time for England to deliver. Can they make history and beat their

:22:56. > :22:57.

:22:57. > :23:03.old rivals France? Our commentary team is Lucy Bronze and Guy Mowbray.

:23:03. > :23:06.Welcome back o to this town that has been welcoming but not rewarding for

:23:06. > :23:12.England on the field it must be tonight otherwise it will be the

:23:12. > :23:16.only place that the England team sees in Sweden in euro 2013. It

:23:16. > :23:21.feels different. There are about 400 France supporters following their

:23:21. > :23:28.team around. They are based up the road. There are a few more England

:23:28. > :23:34.fans about. More people in. More noise around the grounds.

:23:34. > :23:40.One difference too, England are wearing red. A few people have said

:23:40. > :23:44.things about not winning in the white kit. Tonight is the night to

:23:44. > :23:48.be meantly strong. All sorts of permutations, the only one that

:23:48. > :23:58.matters at the start is in England win, they go through to the

:23:58. > :24:03.

:24:03. > :24:13.quarter-finals. The National Anthems will carry a

:24:13. > :24:32.

:24:32. > :24:35.little more feeling than usual for this one.

:24:35. > :24:40.God save our gracious Queen! $$NEWLINE # Long live our noble

:24:40. > :24:43.Queen! $$NEWLINE # God save the Queen! # Send her victorious,

:24:43. > :24:47.$$NEWLINE # Happy and glorious, $$NEWLINE # Long to reign over us,

:24:47. > :24:51.$$NEWLINE # God save the Queen. Thy choicest gifts in store $$NEWLINE #

:24:51. > :24:55.On her be pleased to pour, $$NEWLINE # Long may she reign. May she defend

:24:55. > :25:05.our laws, $$NEWLINE # And give us ever cause, $$NEWLINE # To sing with

:25:05. > :25:05.

:25:05. > :25:15.heart and voice, $$NEWLINE # God save the Queen. NATIONAL Anthem for

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:25:15. > :25:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:25:57. > :26:00.France may be through. As group winners they are guaranteed

:26:00. > :26:04.but don't entertain thoughts that Bruno Bini's side may step off the

:26:04. > :26:12.gas a little. This is France against England.

:26:12. > :26:22.Any sport, any level, any sex, when these two countries meet, it always

:26:22. > :26:22.

:26:22. > :27:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:27:13. > :27:19.It is not to say that Bruno Bini has Casey Stoney is back wearing the arm

:27:19. > :27:23.band for England after loaning to Alec Scott against Russia on

:27:23. > :27:28.Wednesday. Sandrine Soubeyrand is the captain

:27:28. > :27:38.for the French team. She has been for as long as I've

:27:38. > :27:59.

:27:59. > :28:06.been watching women's football. Bradley coming out of injury, two

:28:06. > :28:16.week weeks out of play when it should have been six weeks.

:28:16. > :28:25.

:28:25. > :28:31.did well to score a goal. She was a spark, but Kelly Smith just made it

:28:31. > :28:35.happen. Hope Powell got England to the

:28:35. > :28:40.European championship final in Finland four years ago.

:28:41. > :28:50.They got out of the group then as one of the best third-placed teams.

:28:51. > :28:51.

:28:51. > :28:56.Is it on the cards once more? Those of you who watched the England's

:28:56. > :29:00.National Women's Football Team, will know that they never do it the

:29:01. > :29:10.easiest way possible. You always get a good ride for the emotional

:29:11. > :29:22.

:29:22. > :29:32.There is that statistic hanging over England. France, unbeat no-one the

:29:32. > :29:40.

:29:40. > :29:45.I think you can see if the first 30 seconds that England are

:29:45. > :29:51.pressurising France. It is what they have to do. They must be brave. They

:29:51. > :29:54.have to want the ball. That intensity is required.

:29:54. > :30:02.France will take this seriously but they are in the quarter-finals

:30:02. > :30:12.already. England have the ball and can get on

:30:12. > :30:25.

:30:25. > :30:34.with it. Elodie Thomis and Ophelie Meilleroux

:30:34. > :30:44.are top quality players. Thomis is incredibly quick. She

:30:44. > :30:51.

:30:51. > :30:58.All eyes on Sophie Bradley. How well she can forget her ankle injury.

:30:58. > :31:03.I know Sophie, Guy. She would not put herself out there if she didn't

:31:03. > :31:06.feel like she could do it. She knows how important it is to come on and

:31:06. > :31:15.play well. She has obviously recovered quickly.

:31:15. > :31:25.Good luck to her. England have only lost two of the 23 games that she

:31:25. > :31:40.

:31:40. > :31:45.has played before tonight. That's an England corner.

:31:45. > :31:47.It is good. England have played a bit of the opening few minutes.

:31:47. > :31:57.Pressure identitiesing France. Getting forward with the first

:31:57. > :31:57.

:31:57. > :32:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:32:37. > :32:42.chance. There is still something in your

:32:43. > :32:46.mind when you want to get to the finals. If England work hard enough

:32:46. > :32:53.in the opening 25 minutes, they could make their mark on the game,

:32:53. > :32:59.definitely. Steph Houghton is under pressure by

:33:00. > :33:03.Thomis. It is an England free kick. Steph Houghton, I didn't think her

:33:03. > :33:08.and Alex Scott getting forward and overloading was going to be a key

:33:08. > :33:15.part of this game. Two forwards in the box ready for the crossers. They

:33:15. > :33:21.have to get themselves forward. Question marks about the fitness of

:33:21. > :33:27.three of England's back four. Casey Stoney has had a hamstring

:33:27. > :33:32.problem. Sophie Bradley's ankle problem and Steph Houghton as well.

:33:32. > :33:37.It may be something to think about as the game goes on, especially

:33:37. > :33:47.against a pacey forward line as France has. Good work by Eugenie Le

:33:47. > :33:47.

:33:47. > :33:57.Sommer. I thought she this a better second

:33:57. > :34:05.

:34:05. > :34:09.group game. Hopefully she is back to her best.

:34:09. > :34:15.There is a little bit of aggression. They are looking to make their mark

:34:15. > :34:20.on the tournament to ensure that they go through with a 100% record.

:34:20. > :34:28.I thought it should be, a corner for France. The referee was not so sure

:34:28. > :34:33.at first. Watch out for Wendie Renard here.

:34:33. > :34:43.She will go for it. The taurlest player on the field by

:34:43. > :35:02.

:35:02. > :35:08.a distance. Obviously England must be come pact.

:35:08. > :35:12.We have two in mid-field against France's three. We must be clever

:35:12. > :35:18.with the counterattacks. Ensure we pass the ball into the right areas.

:35:18. > :35:23.Not to give it away. France is have done that, giving it

:35:23. > :35:28.away to Toni Duggan. That was Celine Deville, playing her

:35:28. > :35:38.first game of the tournament. Sarah Bouhaddi is the regular first

:35:38. > :35:58.

:35:58. > :36:08.choice. She's on the bench tonight. This is Sabrina Delannoy. Only her

:36:08. > :36:20.

:36:20. > :36:30.France take the throw. A chance to progress here. They had

:36:30. > :36:34.

:36:34. > :36:44.o go! It hit the post! No warning for England, that.

:36:44. > :36:45.

:36:45. > :36:51.Sandrine Soubeyrand. Toni Duggan has to regroup. Get their exposure back.

:36:51. > :36:56.If France are going to play between the lines and pick up the ball

:36:56. > :37:01.between defence, that is what they did there. In the end she needed to

:37:02. > :37:05.be closed down a little quicker. It was a great effort. Lucky it did not

:37:05. > :37:11.end up in a goal. Christophe Soumillon who got the

:37:11. > :37:16.third goal of France's opening 3-1 win against Russia last Friday. She

:37:16. > :37:19.is on the run again. She is off-side this time. Allowing Sophie Bradley

:37:19. > :37:24.to get in. They both heard the whistle.

:37:24. > :37:34.Sophie Bradley did not know she was off-side. That is her first full

:37:34. > :37:44.

:37:44. > :37:54.sprint. She looked OK there. Lizo Mzimba has played well there.

:37:54. > :37:56.

:37:56. > :38:03.This is Elodie Thomis. She's got it through this time.

:38:03. > :38:07.France lead. England are being overrun. France

:38:07. > :38:11.are playing with pace. They are playing with confidence.

:38:11. > :38:15.They have finishers in the team. Eugenie Le Sommer's second goal of

:38:15. > :38:19.the competition. England are in a whole lot of trouble. The one thing

:38:19. > :38:23.England did not want to happen is to concede early.

:38:23. > :38:27.It is good pressure there from Fara Williams, but as Elodie Thomis gets

:38:27. > :38:33.into the area, as the ball goes there, you have to get closer. .

:38:33. > :38:38.You can't give her a shot on the goal. Your must get closer.

:38:38. > :38:44.In theafter math of the goal, every single England player came together

:38:44. > :38:48.in a huddle to discuss what to do next. There may be a lot to do next

:38:48. > :38:53.if France continue to play with this sort of swagger. It is the perfect

:38:53. > :38:56.example. Just how much this game mean to France, who may still have

:38:56. > :39:00.been thinking that they are through, they are bound to take it easier

:39:00. > :39:10.than they otherwise would have done. Not a bit of it. Can England hit

:39:10. > :39:25.

:39:25. > :39:33.back? From the way England started, I do believe that they can hit back.

:39:33. > :39:43.These teams met twice last year. The last was at a friendly in

:39:43. > :39:47.

:39:47. > :39:52.October. France came back from 2-0 down.

:39:52. > :39:57.This really is all or nothing as far as the English team are concerned.

:39:57. > :40:03.Like I said at the start. You must be tough mentally to go all the way

:40:03. > :40:07.through this game from minute one to the 90 minutes. You keep playing,

:40:07. > :40:11.working, if you lose it you get it back. That is what they have to do.

:40:11. > :40:21.They have to show that they will do that and hopefully get a little bit

:40:21. > :40:24.

:40:24. > :40:34.of luck on the way in terms of efforts on goal.

:40:34. > :40:36.

:40:36. > :40:42.And have plans, B, C and D up the sleeve if necessary.

:40:42. > :40:46.This is the goal again. You can see it ends up being almost three on

:40:46. > :40:56.three, but at that point you have to get in close. Do not allow them to

:40:56. > :41:02.

:41:02. > :41:10.It is a mark of how good France are, especially in attack.

:41:10. > :41:14.That is one of their replacement players, Eugenie Le Sommer.

:41:14. > :41:24.Yeah but she is a top-quality player.

:41:24. > :41:45.

:41:45. > :41:49.That is it, five or six squads could I'm a little worried about the four

:41:49. > :41:54.in mid-field. They tonight look come pact enough. France will play

:41:54. > :42:03.through them. They are capable. They have one in front.

:42:03. > :42:13.Steph Houghton... Right in the space, Eugenie Le Sommer picked the

:42:13. > :42:27.

:42:27. > :42:35.They can't leave spaces. If you play this system, it is bold to

:42:35. > :42:39.encounters a 4-4-2. France do this well. It is the

:42:39. > :42:45.system that basically England normally play themselves.

:42:45. > :42:50.They do but I think that Hope Powell felt that the forward was isolated.

:42:50. > :43:00.She stuck Toni Duggan up there with Ellen White.

:43:00. > :43:03.

:43:03. > :43:10.Eniola Aluko tripped by Amandine Henry. Henry caused controversy in

:43:10. > :43:20.France. Her attitude was questioned. She's quick in coming forward when

:43:20. > :43:24.

:43:24. > :43:28.she has something to say. Karen Carney was saying she made the

:43:28. > :43:35.run across the line a little earlier. She wanted it played a

:43:35. > :43:40.little earlier. Let's not forget I know that some of

:43:40. > :43:46.you are shaking your heads, thinking there you go again. There has been

:43:46. > :43:52.late drama in these grounds, in this tournament. There is always great

:43:52. > :44:02.drama when we follow the England's women's team on the BBC. Lots to

:44:02. > :44:04.

:44:04. > :44:11.happen in this game yet. If either Ellen White or Toni Duggan

:44:11. > :44:21.drops in a little. We could get more success that way.

:44:21. > :44:39.

:44:39. > :44:49.Stoney... You can hear Hope Powell. And it's Alex Scott... Trying to let

:44:49. > :45:00.

:45:00. > :45:10.it run. Trying to press on Wendie Renard. Bruno Bini sitting very

:45:10. > :45:12.

:45:12. > :45:17.comfortably indeed. Another coach there, the Swedish

:45:17. > :45:21.coach. He sings to his players. He was quiet in the press

:45:21. > :45:27.conference. I don't think he answered many questions.

:45:27. > :45:30.Asked about his style he said that literature, poetry and music were

:45:30. > :45:33.the instruments to convey his message, only a Frenchman could say

:45:33. > :45:43.that. That is ridiculous. I don't think it

:45:43. > :45:46.

:45:46. > :45:56.is anything to do with the poetry. That is just my guess.

:45:56. > :45:57.

:45:57. > :46:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:46:55. > :47:05.Elodie Thomis is onside and nearly gets there.

:47:05. > :47:22.

:47:22. > :47:28.Karen Carney's lost it. Sandrine Soubeyrand drives, and

:47:28. > :47:33.drives fiercely! England are just not clearing the ball far enough.

:47:33. > :47:38.You have to make sure it gets out further than there. That is an

:47:38. > :47:43.unbelievable shot. You have to defend further from your box.

:47:43. > :47:49.It looks like it was just tipped over the top. I had a feeling that

:47:49. > :47:53.there may have been a defreks over the bar.

:47:53. > :48:00.A superb effort by Sandrine Soubeyrand. The same goes for Kelly

:48:00. > :48:05.Smith in the game, if they score, they will be the oldest ever scorers

:48:05. > :48:08.in the women's championships. Elodie Thomis but nobody is in the

:48:08. > :48:18.middle. She has gone for it. Bardz bardz

:48:18. > :48:20.

:48:21. > :48:25.bardz is not doing -- Karen Bardsley is not doing too badly.

:48:25. > :48:33.Karen Bardsley did will to cover that. That you is the risk. England

:48:33. > :48:43.have to push their game further forward. A little higher up.

:48:43. > :48:45.

:48:45. > :48:50.Luka is outmuscle #d by Franco. There really is only one team in

:48:50. > :49:00.this at the moment. Fara Williams. She went in with

:49:00. > :49:00.

:49:00. > :49:09.Corine Franco. I remember a few years ago in a

:49:09. > :49:14.World Cup play-off game that England won against France. I was just

:49:14. > :49:18.thinking about the two teams, where they were at the stage of developing

:49:18. > :49:22.the women's international team. France is gone leaps and bounds

:49:22. > :49:27.ahead. France have to disprove that theory.

:49:27. > :49:34.I think it helps that a lot of the players are from the same club side.

:49:34. > :49:39.So they are familiar with playing, training and winning together.

:49:39. > :49:44.A bigger fan base here too. Most of them here tonight.

:49:44. > :49:50.Now a chance for Elodie Thomis. Snuffed out by Sophie Bradley.

:49:50. > :50:00.There is a risk. She saw that quick. It is difficult to follow that. Well

:50:00. > :50:05.

:50:05. > :50:15.done to Sophie Bradley. She just got the last foot in there.

:50:15. > :50:27.

:50:27. > :50:33.Karen Bardsley tips it over the top. She wants more protection.

:50:33. > :50:39.That is a great save by Karen Bardsley again. They tried to clear

:50:39. > :50:45.the ball from their edge. A great bit of goal keeping in the last few

:50:45. > :50:55.minutes from Karen Bardsley. She's keeping France out on her own

:50:55. > :50:59.

:50:59. > :51:09.right now. Wendie Renard poised to run from the

:51:09. > :51:09.

:51:09. > :51:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:51:57. > :52:07.The retention of the ball by England is nowhere near what it should be.

:52:07. > :52:17.

:52:17. > :52:21.Elodie Thomis is able to have a run-through. Casey Stoney trying to

:52:21. > :52:23.force her wide. It is flipped behind.

:52:23. > :52:29.A good defendant, Casey Stoney there.

:52:29. > :52:39.A call has been given. Casey Stoney disputes the call. She did well

:52:39. > :52:58.

:52:58. > :53:08.there, Casey Stoney. France all over England and

:53:08. > :53:09.

:53:09. > :53:19.deservedly 1-0 in front. It could have been more.

:53:19. > :53:52.

:53:52. > :53:57.A good tackle from Toni Duggan. They need to string a few passes

:53:57. > :54:01.together. Credit to France, France are a good team and they are playing

:54:01. > :54:07.well tonight. It is a joy what watch them at the

:54:07. > :54:11.moment. We have seen all three of Sweden's group games. They have

:54:11. > :54:17.caught the eye but in fits and starts. I don't think that they are

:54:17. > :54:21.playing with the same dynamism of the French team. This is a French

:54:21. > :54:26.team that is clearly confident. They don't have to excerpt themselves but

:54:26. > :54:30.showing how relaxed they are. If you think about it, the girls

:54:30. > :54:34.coming in to replace the six changes. They want to play in the

:54:34. > :54:39.quarter-finals. If they do well tonight, they are in for a chance.

:54:39. > :54:49.That is how it works. It is a full squad, anyone of the

:54:49. > :55:18.

:55:18. > :55:28.England have to press in twos and threes.

:55:28. > :55:28.

:55:28. > :56:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:56:09. > :56:12.Only six minutes played, France one, Eniola Aluko has put it over the

:56:12. > :56:18.top. I do think that Eniola Aluko got a

:56:18. > :56:28.kick on her ankles. If she sh gone down, she would have gotten a free

:56:28. > :56:28.

:56:28. > :57:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:57:22. > :57:32.kick. Can England pick up the pace and

:57:32. > :57:42.

:57:42. > :57:52.find a fluency to their football? think that was a clearance.

:57:52. > :58:05.

:58:05. > :58:14.The pace is causing England for the back four. They don't know where to

:58:14. > :58:18.step in for it or leave the gaps behind. That's what it causes.

:58:18. > :58:26.The tiny subtle change the pace there. It has come to Elodie Thomis.

:58:26. > :58:32.Steph Houghton is blocking the way. She didn't quite get the angle.

:58:32. > :58:37.I think that somebody needs to challenge Thomis. Even if you get

:58:37. > :58:42.her on the halfway line. You must get closer to the players. She knows

:58:42. > :58:47.nobody is going to challenge her. You put a challenge in, maybe she

:58:47. > :58:54.will think twice about running so freely.

:58:54. > :59:01.France, the front four, this have some 109 international goals between

:59:01. > :59:11.them. It shows you that nobody is

:59:11. > :59:15.

:59:15. > :59:25.dominating throughout the team. Karen Carney taking a Gordon Brown

:59:25. > :59:42.

:59:42. > :59:52.Gordon Browner -- corner for She has not been challenged yet.

:59:52. > :00:03.

:00:03. > :00:10.You can't catch her, that is part of England need to get positivity from

:00:10. > :00:20.that, from Toni Duggan getting that and everyone getting behind her.

:00:20. > :00:34.

:00:34. > :00:44.Once it became clear that duggan had started the game, it was going to be

:00:44. > :00:46.

:00:46. > :00:54.like Mexico in the World Cup. If Toni Duggan did that tonight, she

:00:54. > :00:58.would be known by a lot more people. Alex Scott doing the rest of the

:00:58. > :01:08.defending there. It is hard to see anything happening other than France

:01:08. > :01:09.

:01:09. > :02:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:02:41. > :02:51.Great running. Good defending by Toni Duggan scored for England

:02:51. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:11.against Cyprus last year. Here comes Wendie Renard.

:03:11. > :03:19.Karen Carney doing well to keep it Karen Carney a little isolated

:03:19. > :03:29.there. You can see she has got that in there to get be hyped, but there

:03:29. > :03:43.

:03:43. > :03:53.Eugenie Le Sommer, expertly controlled.

:03:53. > :03:54.

:03:54. > :04:04.She needs to be a quicker challenge. Only Sweden's player scored more in

:04:04. > :04:04.

:04:04. > :05:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:05:09. > :05:17.Quite a few supporters for England here. Presumably hoping to go on to

:05:17. > :05:21.a quarter-final and who know, beyond that.

:05:21. > :05:31.Bruno Bini has been vocal in his prays of the support that France

:05:31. > :06:02.

:06:02. > :06:08.have had in Norrkoping. Now in here, At the moment France is looking

:06:08. > :06:18.taller, faster, stronger, hungrier, better.

:06:18. > :06:18.

:06:18. > :07:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:07:58. > :08:08.It is a challenge to raise the tempo.

:08:08. > :08:08.

:08:08. > :08:15.Henry... Steph Houghton is going to get a head start on Elodie Thomis.

:08:15. > :08:25.It shows us how concerned she is about the pace of the French number

:08:25. > :08:43.

:08:43. > :08:48.She knew where she was. Dealt with a well. She was a threat.

:08:48. > :08:53.It's the goalkeeper who catches. . She's done well, Karen Bardsley. She

:08:53. > :09:03.has gotten more and more confident. It is a difficult take.

:09:03. > :09:12.

:09:12. > :09:18.Now, can England break? This is Beaten to it by Dell dl. Jill Scott

:09:18. > :09:26.trying to win a corner. She has not managed to.

:09:26. > :09:34.-- beaten to it by Sabrina Delannoy. Is it a corner? I think it came off

:09:35. > :09:44.Alex Scott. That's a corner.

:09:45. > :09:45.

:09:45. > :11:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:11:14. > :11:17.Four-and-a-half minutes much the If England can get a draw,

:11:17. > :11:22.especially with Spain beating Russia, there is the possibility of

:11:22. > :11:32.going through by the drawing of lots.

:11:32. > :12:02.

:12:02. > :12:07.I would like it to happen before Look Looking for the back. She was

:12:07. > :12:13.lucky there. Elodie Thomis just sets off. She is

:12:13. > :12:19.just on side. It is great pace. The positioning by Alex Scott. She

:12:19. > :12:29.didn't get the contact she wanted, but luckily for her, she fell there

:12:29. > :12:30.

:12:30. > :13:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:13:27. > :13:34.Good from Casey Stoney there. Not No free kick. I think that they were

:13:34. > :13:38.surprised by that. Normally show shows more under pressure in that

:13:38. > :13:48.situation. Now Hope Powell has to deliver the words of her coaching

:13:48. > :13:54.

:13:54. > :13:59.Every Sweden game we have watched, they have come back out for the

:13:59. > :14:07.second half almost a different team. Stepping up the pace. Fiery, lively.

:14:07. > :14:12.England have to do the same. France just carry on as they are. They are

:14:12. > :14:16.looking very accomplished indeed. A fully deserve deserved break.

:14:16. > :14:21.France one, England, nil. It could have been more than that. Karen

:14:21. > :14:28.Bardsley has been solid in goal for England. That's about as good as its

:14:28. > :14:33.got. As it stands England will be crashing out offow 2013 at the group

:14:33. > :14:39.stage. They have a lot to do. France are flaying at halt.

:14:39. > :14:42.France, one, England, nil. That was another chaisening half of

:14:42. > :14:46.football at the European football at the European

:14:46. > :14:51.championship for England. Not a happy threesome tonight. Sue, what

:14:51. > :14:55.have you made of it? France looked so confident. So composed on the

:14:55. > :15:00.ball. Moving the ball with ease. When they went forward, it is at

:15:00. > :15:09.pace. They have looked dangerous. We are struggling a little bit.

:15:09. > :15:14.A little bit? ! Faye? No, I think they were fearful of the pace up

:15:15. > :15:20.front. If we are, we are loov leaving too much space to attack at

:15:20. > :15:25.us. We are not finding our feet forward with any equality. It has

:15:25. > :15:29.been so poor. It really has. The movement from the French is

:15:29. > :15:34.terrific. They have been second best all over the field. They have been

:15:34. > :15:41.poor, England. To me, I think that Hope Powell... More in a moment

:15:41. > :15:44.after the news. Thanks. Straight back to Jacqui

:15:44. > :15:48.after a quick update. Overall crime has fallen in England

:15:48. > :15:51.and Wales. Figures show it's at its lowest level for more than 30 years.

:15:51. > :15:52.It comes as the police watchdog warns budget cuts are threatening

:15:52. > :15:56.services. Carl Mills killed three generations

:15:56. > :15:58.of a family in a fire, including his six-month-old daughter. Today he was

:15:58. > :16:01.jailed. He'll serve at least 30 years.

:16:01. > :16:04.A level three heatwave warning's been extended. It now includes the

:16:04. > :16:09.south-west and the West Midlands. Forecasters reckon this July could

:16:09. > :16:12.be the driest on record. The Ashes second Test got underway

:16:12. > :16:16.at Lords today. The Queen opened proceedings by meeting the teams.

:16:16. > :16:19.England finished day one on 289 for seven.

:16:19. > :16:22.And Pharrell's got the magic touch. He's had two million-selling UK

:16:22. > :16:27.singles in just one month. He said he was humbled by the love for

:16:27. > :16:37.Blurred Lines and Get Lucky. Back to Sweden for Match of the Day

:16:37. > :16:37.

:16:37. > :17:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:17:26. > :17:30.There is just the one goal in it. If could be so many more. England

:17:30. > :17:35.out-classed. Just the one goal but there was a warning shot before it?

:17:35. > :17:38.There was. That was the warning signs. They are pushing forward.

:17:38. > :17:43.With Elodie Thomis they have great pace as well, but this is straight

:17:43. > :17:47.through the middle of the spine of England look there. Eugenie Le

:17:47. > :17:52.Sommer, that is a great opportunity, but where are the players closing

:17:52. > :17:56.them down? There is nob there. Too much space. They get to turn. Pick

:17:56. > :18:00.the pass. They get the shot off quickly.

:18:00. > :18:06.They have to get closer. They are giving them too much respect.

:18:06. > :18:11.But seconds later, in the next minute, France scored a goal after a

:18:11. > :18:17.catalogue of errors, Faye? Yeah, you look at it again. Steph Houghton is

:18:17. > :18:21.thinking it is a foul on Karen Carney. She does not react tightly

:18:21. > :18:27.enough here to Elodie Thomis, who we know has pace to burn. Fara Williams

:18:27. > :18:32.does well to cover, but has to clear it from the danger area. Sophie

:18:32. > :18:36.Bradley is trying to do well to delay Steph Houghton, she needs to

:18:36. > :18:42.get back quicker. She should clear from the left foot to clear from the

:18:42. > :18:44.danger, rather than putting into it. Casey Stoney musting tighter to

:18:44. > :18:49.Eugenie Le Sommer, not allowing her to turn.

:18:49. > :18:54.I thought it was fantastic from Steph Houghton. She is back in

:18:55. > :18:59.position, but she clears with the wrong foot. For me, it must be the

:18:59. > :19:05.two centre halves, one has to go, one has to close down quicker. They

:19:05. > :19:09.stood off. Waiting for each one to She pick it is half turn to the

:19:09. > :19:11.goal, rather than facing, but she is allowed to turn. You cannot allow

:19:11. > :19:16.someone in the box to turn like that.

:19:16. > :19:22.But with so many problems like this, with promises that they are

:19:22. > :19:26.corrected but they are not. We know that Elodie Thomis is

:19:26. > :19:33.lightening quick. You have to stop her turning.

:19:33. > :19:37.Eniola Aluko can help Steph Houghton by getting in front and doubling up.

:19:37. > :19:42.Let's have a look at Elodie Thomis, she has been quick down the

:19:42. > :19:45.right-handside. That is not a position for Steph

:19:45. > :19:49.Houghton. She is without a doubt the quickest

:19:50. > :19:55.player in the tournament. You cannot give her time and space. That is

:19:55. > :19:59.what she wants. The ball behind. She is clever with the runs. It is

:19:59. > :20:07.between Steph Houghton and Casey Stoney. She makes the run behind,

:20:07. > :20:13.but she is not afraid to turn and shoot. Here, that is difficult. This

:20:13. > :20:19.is where the defenders have to dop off, instead of staying high.

:20:20. > :20:27.There is too much space to run into. With that, this information comes

:20:27. > :20:33.from the manager. Steph Houghton has been told to push in. That is wrong.

:20:33. > :20:41.She is quick, Elodie Thomis. If you see that you are too close. She is

:20:41. > :20:47.getting too much space. A fielder from France looks up and sees Elodie

:20:47. > :20:51.Thomis, they are set off an running. How many times have we seen it? It

:20:52. > :20:57.is a tough job but she needs help. If the manager is telling her to

:20:57. > :21:00.push in, she is giving her wrong information. This is her cutting

:21:00. > :21:05.inside. Look at the movement. That is Steph Houghton, turning her body

:21:05. > :21:10.the wrong way, but this one here it is a great ball across the area, but

:21:10. > :21:17.it is about recovery runs. Trying to get back into the right areas. She

:21:18. > :21:21.has not done it there. She did not defend that one right,

:21:21. > :21:25.but in the other instance, that comes from the manager. The manager

:21:25. > :21:31.is saying push in. If you leave who yards behind you, Elodie Thomis is

:21:31. > :21:41.going to punish you. The other match in Group C is Russia

:21:41. > :21:45.versus Spain. The commentary coming from Nigel Adley.

:21:45. > :21:52.Spain arriving into the game as firm favourites to make their way towards

:21:52. > :21:58.the quarter-finals. They need a the quarter-finals. They need a

:21:58. > :22:02.draw. Russia have to win. Martine for Spain.

:22:02. > :22:12.Beccetti! Spain's main striker striking again. She is such a good

:22:12. > :22:20.

:22:20. > :22:25.finisher. The moment she peeled away, the

:22:25. > :22:29.worst possible start for Russia. It could get worse. Here is Martine

:22:29. > :22:35.again. A great save! But the chance is still there for Spain.

:22:35. > :22:45.They are there again and again. A triple safe but in the end her luck

:22:45. > :22:48.

:22:48. > :22:58.runs out. Her score is up but the flag is up for off side. She must

:22:58. > :23:07.

:23:07. > :23:13.have felt she was facing the Spanish Todawa with another fine safe. She

:23:13. > :23:20.is there again, but her and Martin are almost having a personal dual.

:23:20. > :23:26.The legs of the Russia goalkeeper, wearing on this occasion.

:23:26. > :23:33.Now the fall back, Petrova. That was a great chance for Russia to

:23:33. > :23:43.equalise. That may be a wake-up call for Spain. They have been so much in

:23:43. > :23:47.

:23:47. > :23:57.And just like that. Russia have played themselves back into the

:23:57. > :24:07.

:24:07. > :24:10.European Championships! Russia, all of a sudden they are back in the

:24:10. > :24:14.of a sudden they are back in the lottery.

:24:14. > :24:21.So as it stands: England are going home. France heading for maximum

:24:21. > :24:27.points in the group with Spain in the runner's up position.

:24:27. > :24:34.But an England equaliser would bring the drawing of lots into the

:24:34. > :24:44.equation. Let's get a different take on England's first-half performance.

:24:44. > :24:51.Sally Nugent is pitchside with the world's number one from the USA.

:24:51. > :24:54.What is the thought there, Sally? think that England are playing

:24:54. > :24:58.against a confident French team. England are lacking confidence at

:24:58. > :25:05.the moment, but the positive said side is that they have started

:25:05. > :25:11.coming into the game as they have gone on. I hope that they have

:25:11. > :25:16.weathered the worst of the French storm. It is still 1-0, so there is

:25:16. > :25:23.still time to go in the game. What changes do you think you should

:25:23. > :25:27.make now? I know that Hope Powell knows the squad better than me, but

:25:27. > :25:31.Fara Williams and Eniola Aluko look like they could create danger and

:25:31. > :25:36.exploit the French defence. From a non-footballing perspective, they

:25:37. > :25:42.probably need a momentum change. They can steal an early goal or

:25:42. > :25:46.something to roll their way and get on with momentum, I think that they

:25:46. > :25:50.could turn the game around. Right now is when a coach earns

:25:51. > :25:56.their money, what would you say to them? To be positive. Go out here,

:25:56. > :26:00.win the game. They have 45 minutes. It is about them focussing, sticking

:26:00. > :26:04.together. Really playing confidently for the had 5 minutes. This is the

:26:05. > :26:08.tournament. Their tournament. Tom, thank you very much. So England

:26:08. > :26:12.are lacking confidence. Sally, thank you very much.

:26:12. > :26:16.What do you make of what Tom had to say about England's first-half

:26:16. > :26:24.performance. Aagree with getting Fara Williams on

:26:24. > :26:28.the ball. When on it, she picks it up deep. Finding the long pass aj. I

:26:28. > :26:31.agree with that. He mentioned about a momentum changer. You need that.

:26:31. > :26:35.With an early goal that could change everything.

:26:35. > :26:41.Well one player who has England out of tricky situations many times

:26:41. > :26:46.before is Kelly Smith. She says she is ready to come on after a brief

:26:46. > :26:51.cameo against Russia. I spoke to the medics, it was

:26:51. > :26:56.discussed 15 to 20 minutes at the end of the game. Obviously I was

:26:56. > :27:01.needed. I think I had 12 minutes by the time the board went on. I tried

:27:01. > :27:05.to do what I could for the team. Try to impact and bring energy and

:27:05. > :27:11.passion to the game. When it did, the energy shifted,

:27:11. > :27:15.were you aware of that? I wasn't aware but the girls said that

:27:15. > :27:19.illicited them. It helped the players in terms of lifting their

:27:19. > :27:25.game. How were the 12 minutes for you? How

:27:25. > :27:31.did you manage them? They were fine. I felt I could have gone longer.

:27:31. > :27:36.I could have come on sooner but it was not meant to be.

:27:36. > :27:43.Faye you know Kelly, how long do you think she will be given tonight?

:27:43. > :27:48.think that Hope will gamble and give her half an hour. You saw how

:27:48. > :27:52.effective she was when she comes on. How commanding she is. It gets a

:27:52. > :27:56.reaction from the players. When she comes on and demands the ball, the

:27:57. > :28:01.players react to that. It seems to lift them. They know that they have

:28:01. > :28:06.more quality on the field. She can open up the defence. We have not

:28:06. > :28:11.test theed French. We are playing two strikers but have not found

:28:12. > :28:18.their feet. We are looking for long balls or balls up around the necks.

:28:18. > :28:22.It is hard to control. Michael, you were surprised about

:28:22. > :28:26.Jill Scott, would you prisoning her back? I think that Jill Scott must

:28:27. > :28:30.be pushed on forward. We have played 45 minutes with no one opportunity

:28:30. > :28:36.on goal. Something has to change and quickly.

:28:36. > :28:40.There has been talk of Toni Duggan but she has not had any service, let

:28:40. > :28:45.alone Ellen White? They have to find the centre forwards. Given the

:28:45. > :28:50.chance, they will create and score things. You have two up front, you

:28:50. > :28:57.have to use them a little more. OK, it is do or die for England.

:28:57. > :29:06.They have 45 minutes left. It is England nil, France, one at

:29:06. > :29:12.halt. Let's get back to Lucy Ward and Guy Mowbray.

:29:12. > :29:22.Thanks, well as you can see there are a couple of French changes,

:29:22. > :29:23.

:29:23. > :29:28.adding experience with Camille Abily. . England changes as well.

:29:28. > :29:33.Jill Scott is on, taking the place of Anita Asante.

:29:33. > :29:37.It looks like it. I don't know if at some point or now

:29:37. > :29:47.into the second half they may throw three forwards forward and match

:29:47. > :29:53.them in the middle. We are not doing that at all.

:29:53. > :29:58.Here comes the tall figure of Jill Scott from Sunderland. She's played

:29:58. > :30:04.for Everton for a while now. Away we go. The second half.

:30:04. > :30:14.Could be England's last 4 5 minutes of euro 2013. It will be unless they

:30:14. > :30:14.

:30:14. > :30:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:30:59. > :31:09.of euro 2013. It will be unless they The e-French are genuine challengers

:31:09. > :31:18.

:31:18. > :31:25.for the European title. Over to Amandine Henry.

:31:25. > :31:35.Henry was struggling pretournament. Had a tear of the thigh muscle at

:31:35. > :31:54.

:31:54. > :31:59.A lot of talk pre-match from Hope Powell.

:31:59. > :32:09.Say Saying hopefully that they can start playing. That hopefully it

:32:09. > :32:27.

:32:27. > :32:31.clicks. Well, they have to believe somehow.

:32:31. > :32:41.This is about confidence. This is about the belief. They have to have

:32:41. > :32:41.

:32:41. > :33:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:33:43. > :33:53.that belief. Jill Scott has to get in the box nor

:33:53. > :33:53.

:33:53. > :34:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:34:44. > :34:48.A nice touch from Jill Scott. Straight into the gloves of Celine

:34:48. > :34:55.Deville there. Just creating a chance to put the

:34:55. > :35:01.ball in the box. There is nobody in there attacking it.

:35:01. > :35:06.This French side has lost just one of nine games played in 2013. That

:35:06. > :35:14.was at the start of the month against Australia. A 2 h 0 defeat in

:35:14. > :35:24.France. -- a 2-0 defeat. Otherwise they have

:35:24. > :35:24.

:35:24. > :35:34.been solid. They did not play in the Cyprus Cup or the Algarve Cup.

:35:34. > :35:34.

:35:34. > :36:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:36:45. > :36:49.He, the coach, Bruno Bini, wanted to keep the team fresh.

:36:49. > :36:58.Elodie Thomis just has so much pace. Running away from Bradley and

:36:58. > :37:02.Stoney. Running away from all of her team-mates too, though.

:37:03. > :37:07.There is nobody in the box. You are putting it into the goalkeeper's

:37:07. > :37:13.hands. Toni Duggan is chasing a lost cause

:37:13. > :37:18.here. She did well to make sure it will be

:37:18. > :37:22.just a throw-in for France. Things like that will get the team going.

:37:22. > :37:30.Closing down. Running the ball high up the pitch.

:37:30. > :37:40.They have to see that as a cue, the rest of them.

:37:40. > :37:40.

:37:40. > :38:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:38:30. > :38:33.Elodie Thomis, not just how she works too.

:38:33. > :38:36.If she starts choosing correctly, she will be the best player in the

:38:36. > :38:41.world. A lot of people have said that about

:38:41. > :38:45.her for the last few years. Questioning her end product. That

:38:45. > :38:48.has been given as an example the last couple of times she had had the

:38:48. > :38:53.ball. The pace worked in the first half. It is yet to work in the

:38:53. > :39:00.second half. It is a statistic.

:39:00. > :39:10.It is the one in the top concerner than counts. If England can bet

:39:10. > :39:10.

:39:10. > :40:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:40:13. > :40:21.themselves back in it, one chance, one goal. Aim positive.

:40:21. > :40:26.Wendie Renard recovered. In the past few minutes, England

:40:26. > :40:32.have been getting back into this game. It was a great taking down.

:40:33. > :40:39.She went down with hands in the air, it usually says that the defender

:40:39. > :40:49.has touched the attacker. Eniola Aluko with the England corner. Toni

:40:49. > :41:09.

:41:09. > :41:14.A great ball through. Elodie Thomis trying to stay in front of Jill

:41:14. > :41:19.Scott. A great pass from Louisa Necib.

:41:19. > :41:24.You have to keep your cool in front of goalscorers. Ice cold in front of

:41:24. > :41:28.goal. Get yourself there with all of that effort. Great pace to find

:41:28. > :41:38.herself in that position, but when you get there, you have to be cool.

:41:38. > :41:42.

:41:42. > :41:48.I'm really impressed with the fact that France are keeping on with

:41:48. > :41:58.their pace. Intensity of a team that have qualified with a first place in

:41:58. > :42:30.

:42:30. > :42:36.the group. No let-up whatsoever. I think we could be in for a breath

:42:36. > :42:40.half an hour-plus. It is an understandable one. The

:42:40. > :42:43.more that they purn, the more they leave at the back for the pacey

:42:43. > :42:52.French to attack. They are getting a little more

:42:52. > :42:57.defending. Sorry Gary, England are trying to

:42:57. > :43:06.win the ball back in France's defending third. It worked better. A

:43:06. > :43:11.bit more energy. It pushes the game forward.

:43:11. > :43:17.The golden gambles could be played early tonight. Kelly Smith is ready

:43:17. > :43:26.to come nona moment or two. -- come on in a moment or two.

:43:26. > :43:30.She should only really be playing 15 minutes or so. It is a massive ask.

:43:30. > :43:40.It definitely is. I saw Karen Bardsley doing better there. Better

:43:40. > :43:50.as being a sweeper, but she is ready to come out.

:43:50. > :43:50.

:43:50. > :44:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:44:33. > :44:39.The back four are closing the space finally starting to head towards

:44:39. > :44:44.that French goal. Here comes the change.

:44:44. > :44:49.Eniola Aluko is coming off. On comes England's best player in so many

:44:49. > :44:55.years. She came on for 12 minutes to make the difference against Russia.

:44:55. > :45:00.It had a huge there is a key reason behind England getting that late

:45:00. > :45:05.goal. Can Kelly Smith do it one more time.

:45:05. > :45:09.And she definitely has that quality. The desire as well. She's not just a

:45:09. > :45:19.good player. She has the desire as well.

:45:19. > :45:19.

:45:19. > :46:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:46:36. > :46:40.It is obviously maybe a tactical It's a winner, it's 2-0, France.

:46:40. > :46:48.Brilliantly taken by Louisa Necib. She has been a class act in this

:46:48. > :46:53.game. I just think there with the run of

:46:53. > :46:57.Louisa Necib. Mohamed ElBaradei was caught going towards the ball. The

:46:58. > :47:02.threat of Elodie Thomis, leaving Louisa Necib open.

:47:02. > :47:06.She Dooley dispatched it. A top-quality player, a top-quality

:47:06. > :47:14.strike. That's as good as it gets. A change

:47:14. > :47:17.of direction. The ball that started outside of the post is curled in

:47:17. > :47:23.magnificently. It is the least that France have

:47:23. > :47:26.deserved. A better team from the start. England is one step closer to

:47:26. > :47:36.them going out of the competition without even getting out of the

:47:36. > :47:39.

:47:39. > :47:47.group. England who went 11 games unbeaten

:47:47. > :47:54.before a 4-1 defeat to Sweden before the final warm-up game to this

:47:54. > :48:04.tournament. Nearly beaten by the lowest-ranked team in the

:48:04. > :48:08.

:48:08. > :48:18.tournament, Russia. Now being defeated by the top ranked team.

:48:18. > :48:37.

:48:37. > :48:42.Camille Abily... Wendie Renard! It's all never now. P-0, France. No way

:48:42. > :48:45.back. France will be many people's favourites to go all the way to the

:48:45. > :48:49.final to lift the trophy in Stockholm.

:48:49. > :48:55.That is a great header. It is a terrific ball in. She's the

:48:55. > :49:02.tallest player on the pitch. She was given time. There are enough players

:49:02. > :49:09.around but not any close enough to her. A brilliantly executed header.

:49:09. > :49:14.I have watched Sweden a lot, Guy, in the last week or so. At time

:49:14. > :49:19.tonight, France had been playing in second or third gear, but they have

:49:19. > :49:25.another couple up their sleeve. They are real contenders.

:49:25. > :49:30.Wendie Renard heading the only headed goal since their win against

:49:30. > :49:34.Spain. It is all very well towering above the penalty area but you need

:49:34. > :49:41.to have the technique as well, and she does.

:49:41. > :49:51.A rallying cry of England from the England support ers, but it is just

:49:51. > :50:26.

:50:26. > :50:33.one of defiance. They know that is Good defending by Casey Stoney. You

:50:33. > :50:40.don't get that many chances. You have to make them count.

:50:40. > :50:50.It could be another chance for Wendie Renard here. 6ft 1.

:50:50. > :50:51.

:50:51. > :50:54.Too high, even for her. Right across the face from the

:50:54. > :50:57.substitute. Misjudged by Karen Bardsley. It was

:50:57. > :51:01.read beautifully by the French number 23.

:51:01. > :51:09.Karen Bardsley did well with a punch away.

:51:09. > :51:19.Definitely not off side there but I don't think she realised. She was

:51:19. > :51:19.

:51:19. > :53:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:53:16. > :53:20.not aware of the presence. She Right underneath Karen Bardsley's

:53:20. > :53:25.crossbar. She dealt with it really well. The

:53:25. > :53:31.French are so much fluid. The players know each other really,

:53:31. > :53:35.really well. The movement between the positions is great. They keep

:53:35. > :53:39.the ball really well. That is the difference.

:53:39. > :53:43.Well, Sweden can't wait for the final. With the way that the

:53:43. > :53:48.competition pans out. France will be happy with that.

:53:48. > :53:53.France in again. I think Karen Bardsley just about

:53:53. > :53:58.had it covered. France could run away with this. England will be

:53:58. > :54:08.feeling, well... I think embarrassed is right. It could get a lot worse

:54:08. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :54:36.Casey Stoney is beaten. Louisa Necib is still full of running. I think

:54:36. > :54:46.that the coach is saying to her to rein a little bit. There is a big

:54:46. > :55:10.

:55:10. > :55:16.game coming up with the they knew that this would be the

:55:16. > :55:26.toughest. So the problems were on the first two games, they were the

:55:26. > :55:28.

:55:28. > :55:34.teams they had to beat. Maybe a bit of a bridge too far. Beaten by

:55:34. > :55:38.newcomers at this level, Spain a draw, a lucky draw against Russia.

:55:38. > :55:46.Games that England will have targeted. Definitely, the damage

:55:46. > :55:53.done there. They could have had six points coming into this game.

:55:53. > :55:58.worrying, the way that France has stretched so far ahead of England?

:55:58. > :56:07.It obviously is. They have not progressed as far as we had wanted

:56:08. > :56:17.them to. Questions will be asked. They will. You wonder about the

:56:18. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:21.coaching setup. As we look at the goal that made it 2-0. You start to

:56:21. > :56:27.wonder, will it be the last substitution she makes as England

:56:27. > :56:34.coach? The FA want results. The women's game continues to result,

:56:34. > :56:37.more people watching and playing. More attention on the radio on the

:56:37. > :56:44.television and in the papers. The national team is not getting the

:56:44. > :56:54.results to match it. A successful national team only helps to increase

:56:54. > :57:06.

:57:06. > :57:16.the pace of development all the by the back door. Now. Crashing out

:57:16. > :57:43.

:57:43. > :57:53.of the group stage. Not just who will play later. They can

:57:53. > :58:08.

:58:08. > :58:11.obviously play better as a group. player. She has done well. I think

:58:11. > :58:21.she would want to encourage these players to want to be involved and

:58:21. > :58:48.

:58:49. > :58:52.a great ball. Managed to get a lake right round. I don't think Toni

:58:52. > :59:02.Duggan expected that to be a first-time cross. She just couldn't

:59:02. > :59:31.

:59:31. > :59:37.praised for the way it has put not just the England women's ten,

:59:37. > :59:40.English football in general has to see progress. Other countries are

:59:40. > :59:45.going forward and we have to find their way forward. Whether it is the

:59:45. > :59:55.coaching, whatever. A fantastic summer of sport but not with England

:59:55. > :00:04.

:00:05. > :00:07.football teams. The under 21 team least some fight. You see some

:00:07. > :00:17.sparking youngsters like Jess Clarke, who has the quality and

:00:17. > :00:26.

:00:26. > :00:36.pace. They have got no fear, these second booking in the competition,

:00:36. > :00:46.

:00:46. > :00:56.paying. She has got the determination but she has not got a

:00:56. > :01:07.

:01:07. > :01:15.The statement they have delivered to the tournament, the Swedes, the

:01:15. > :01:19.Norwegians, the Germans have been watching this. This would have been

:01:19. > :01:28.going along on a crest of a wave and have been getting better as they

:01:28. > :01:38.have been progressing. The French team are the only thing to have a

:01:38. > :01:44.

:01:44. > :01:54.100% record and in qualifying as a corner, it did cross the line.

:01:54. > :02:03.

:02:03. > :02:08.right here at the old ground, and she said before the tournament that

:02:08. > :02:15.she was surprised to be coming back, she never thought she would be here.

:02:15. > :02:22.There is a semifinal here but England look like they will not be

:02:23. > :02:28.part of it. That will be a free kick, Bardsley is flattened by

:02:28. > :02:38.Renard. She knew she was going to run into someone. Renard stood her

:02:38. > :02:38.

:02:38. > :03:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:03:41. > :03:51.looked left, she will have found Camille Catala. She wasn't under

:03:51. > :03:54.

:03:54. > :03:59.much pressure, arriving at the edge the other gaming Norrkoping. It

:03:59. > :04:09.means that England are out and Russia will finish above them in

:04:09. > :04:44.

:04:44. > :04:53.confirmed game and Norway versus Spain. Sweden will either play

:04:53. > :05:03.Iceland or Russia if they go through. Iceland cannot plan

:05:03. > :05:10.

:05:10. > :05:20.things. It won't happen again, the next European Championships will be

:05:20. > :05:53.

:05:53. > :05:58.struggling with the injury. I would love to know what is happening in

:05:58. > :06:04.Hope Powell's head. She has been in charge since 1998. She has done

:06:04. > :06:09.great things. But in this role... She always talked about another

:06:09. > :06:13.role, she has for another few years, perhaps that is what they have got

:06:13. > :06:19.planned for her to develop her. She is developing all the age groups

:06:19. > :06:27.herself. That is what she has done and she has been brilliant. I just

:06:27. > :06:31.have a feeling that this team, this group... Not necessarily the

:06:31. > :06:41.coaching, it just needs a new boys. They might get a goal before the

:06:41. > :06:43.

:06:43. > :06:46.things up. That is not a new coach would do. It has to be the right

:06:46. > :06:53.person. You can't do it for the sake of it, you need someone to come in

:06:53. > :06:56.and sort out the obvious problems. This team is not doing as well as

:06:56. > :07:04.you would expect them to do, you need to work out what those issues

:07:04. > :07:14.are. Hope Powell might take the bull by the horns and decide what she

:07:14. > :07:29.

:07:29. > :07:33.strength to strength. Never won more than a game consecutively but they

:07:33. > :07:41.go from strength to strength here. Semifinalist at the World Cup in

:07:41. > :07:44.2011 and again at the Olympics last year. You would not be surprised at

:07:44. > :07:49.all, especially in the half of the draw they are in here to see them go

:07:49. > :07:55.at least to the final in Stockholm and who knows, maybe win that as

:07:55. > :08:01.well. As soon as Germany lost, that was them out of their side of the

:08:01. > :08:06.draw and I think that is a big thing. Guest, Italy versus Germany,

:08:06. > :08:16.they might well play Sweden in the semifinals. Some good games still to

:08:16. > :08:16.

:08:16. > :09:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:09:02. > :09:06.straight back, almost the same in every game of the three. If you are

:09:06. > :09:11.just chasing, it just drains energy and it is happening all the time.

:09:11. > :09:16.The damage is not tonight, it is in the first two games. England coming

:09:16. > :09:24.into this game with six points tonight. The same as France. But it

:09:24. > :09:31.is just not meant to be. They have not reach those heights, England.

:09:31. > :09:41.They didn't perform against the game they should have beaten. But the

:09:41. > :09:41.

:09:41. > :11:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:11:08. > :11:11.glaring gap has been rubber-stamped to be threatened. I think Jess

:11:11. > :11:18.Clarke, as she gets it on the left-hand side, she has beaten

:11:18. > :11:28.Franco twice now. I thought Kelly Smith would have a strike them. --

:11:28. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :12:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:12:34. > :12:39.Double block the ball across which was a tired one, the wrong one.

:12:39. > :12:49.had died down for the cross before she had even kicked it. -- dived

:12:49. > :13:10.

:13:10. > :13:20.surprised that Fara Williams did that, that is a lack of respect. She

:13:20. > :13:39.

:13:39. > :13:49.had gone for the crossed and she England but it would be scant

:13:49. > :13:55.

:13:55. > :14:05.that, you don't even have to draw, and she sprinted to keep the ball in

:14:05. > :14:26.

:14:26. > :14:36.has created space for herself, she couldn't get close enough, they have

:14:36. > :14:44.

:14:44. > :14:54.not done that enough tonight, but she miskicked, but stopped by

:14:54. > :15:13.

:15:13. > :15:23.Stoney who she caught late. Stoney caught late and the sooner she went

:15:23. > :15:26.

:15:26. > :15:36.down, and you can see there. A great run by Thomis. Not really anything

:15:36. > :15:43.and it just... I think she stood on her foot, is that what it was? I

:15:43. > :15:53.don't think it was intentional. She is not that sort of player. When

:15:53. > :16:00.

:16:00. > :16:06.you're running on your last bit of plays. Plenty for everybody to talk

:16:06. > :16:10.about in the studio in a few minutes's time. Look at this at the

:16:10. > :16:20.quarterfinals and they will think, should they be playing something

:16:20. > :16:26.

:16:26. > :16:30.different? He has got players fresh football Association to talk about.

:16:30. > :16:36.Regroup, get ready for the next qualifying campaign, the next World

:16:36. > :16:46.Cup is in Canada. They will want to be there. England's needs to be

:16:46. > :16:56.

:16:56. > :17:02.it is a long slog. It is what England as well, they are an

:17:02. > :17:12.improving team, they are unlucky not to be here. Brilliant running from

:17:12. > :17:18.

:17:18. > :17:24.was young, she can't have worked with that, she was so quick. She

:17:24. > :17:29.didn't worry about that. She would be devastated if she had an end

:17:29. > :17:33.product that -- devastating. That was a loud blast from the whistle

:17:33. > :17:43.for a simple offside decision, I thought it was over. They have

:17:43. > :18:02.

:18:02. > :18:05.played more than the two minutes hear the full-time whistle now.

:18:05. > :18:12.Enough is enough as far as the punishment they have received is

:18:12. > :18:14.concerned. Bruno Bini wants to get his side rested and relaxed. Ready

:18:14. > :18:20.for the quarterfinal because they have been superb. They have blown

:18:20. > :18:25.England away, the performance in place and a performance of real

:18:25. > :18:30.class to show that they are rightly amongst the favourites to win the

:18:30. > :18:39.European Championships, the BBC will be right the way through until the

:18:39. > :18:44.end great games to watch, we will watch Spain, France, Italy, Germany,

:18:44. > :18:49.but sadly right now, England is not one of those teams, they are on

:18:49. > :18:53.their way home after just three group games. Plenty to be discussed

:18:53. > :19:00.about the future of the England women's national team and plenty for

:19:00. > :19:10.France to be infused about, they are firing right now, and France three,

:19:10. > :19:11.

:19:11. > :19:18.firing right now, and France three, England zero.

:19:18. > :19:24.It has been a nightmare tournament for Hope help's side.

:19:24. > :19:29.A disappointment on the players' faces. It is absolutely evident. So

:19:29. > :19:39.much to discuss with the three pundits if our studio this evening.

:19:39. > :19:47.

:19:47. > :19:53.Let's have a look at the final Group Spain and riesh have drawn 1-1 in

:19:53. > :19:57.Norrkoping. Russia go into a drawing of let's with Denmark to decide who

:19:57. > :20:00.gets the last place in the quarter-finals. That draw takes

:20:00. > :20:05.quarter-finals. That draw takes place later tonight.

:20:05. > :20:08.Michael, what did you make of what you saw? I thought it was an

:20:08. > :20:13.embarrassment. The performance from start to finish. We have seen it

:20:13. > :20:17.from the beginning of the tournament. It was so far behind the

:20:17. > :20:21.other countries it was embarrassing. You think four years ago, we got to

:20:21. > :20:25.a final. Everybody seems to have overtaken us. We are stayed still.

:20:25. > :20:30.The quality is not there. You look at the technique, the quality of the

:20:30. > :20:37.Spanish side when they played us. They played us off the park. Even

:20:37. > :20:41.Russia, who wow should beat. This ing made so many changes. Every

:20:41. > :20:47.player looked like they wanted to beat England. England were on the

:20:47. > :20:51.back foot. In the first chance, the first target. It looks like the

:20:51. > :20:56.players were not playering for the manager. I was bo to say that Hope

:20:56. > :21:02.Powell had 45 minutes to save her England job, I think that we have

:21:02. > :21:07.just seen it. Faye have they gone backwards?

:21:07. > :21:15.you can't be in the top eight of Europe with quarter final finals and

:21:15. > :21:18.to some extent the Olympics but we look second-best. You can not fault

:21:18. > :21:24.the endeavour, but if we lack quality and look like we are

:21:24. > :21:29.unorganised. In the back we let too many goals in. That is 21 goals in

:21:29. > :21:35.11 games. They said that we were conceding too many. You look at the

:21:36. > :21:41.top teams that get to the end they don't concede that many goals. We

:21:41. > :21:45.lack creativity. For the first 15 minutes we looked brighter. Playing

:21:45. > :21:50.through the mid-field, getting to the forward feet. Then France

:21:50. > :21:56.stepped up another gear. When they get chances they are so clinical,

:21:56. > :22:01.technical. Able to create the space or open up our defence easily.

:22:01. > :22:06.Sue, for years it seemed that England were closing the gap on the

:22:06. > :22:12.bigger nations, but this tournament they seem to have stood still? Why

:22:12. > :22:17.were England so infear yore tonight? It. It is gutting. We were sitting

:22:17. > :22:22.here thinking why is it not working. I think that defencively we were

:22:22. > :22:27.poor. Going forward we did not look as creative as we look. You look at

:22:27. > :22:32.France, they get the ball. They drive at players, beat them, commit

:22:32. > :22:36.players. We did not do that. It was difficult to watch for us. We all

:22:36. > :22:41.know that England can play so much better. Before the tournament we

:22:41. > :22:46.thought they will get points against Russia, Spain, then against France

:22:46. > :22:50.it would be difficult, but we put oufs in a difficult position, we

:22:50. > :22:56.could not do the business. Let's hear from the England manager,

:22:56. > :23:02.Hope Powell, with Sally Nugent. A disappointing performance tonight?

:23:02. > :23:09.I think it was a gallant effort. We dug deep. At the end of the day

:23:09. > :23:14.France were too good for us. They went 1 nil up early doors. Five

:23:14. > :23:18.minutes into half time we change it. Quake on the brake we were punished.

:23:18. > :23:22.It was difficult to get back into Before the tournament started you

:23:22. > :23:28.said if England were not going to get out of the group, it would

:23:28. > :23:34.abdisaster. Are the words coming back to haunt you now? It is

:23:34. > :23:40.difficult. It should had been a better game. We know we did not play

:23:40. > :23:44.our best. Credit go to France. They looked good. Strengthth and depth. A

:23:44. > :23:47.gallant effort by the girls but not good enough.

:23:47. > :23:52.The World Cup qualifiers are coming up, are you the person to lead

:23:52. > :23:57.England through it? Well, yes. I have the under 19s, the qualifying

:23:57. > :24:02.coming up. We have to regroup. We have to go again.

:24:02. > :24:06.Do you have the appetite? I think so. We don't like losing. I players

:24:06. > :24:11.will have learned lessons, the staff, we have to do better next

:24:11. > :24:13.time. I would like to thank the fans, 1.2 million watches, thank you

:24:13. > :24:20.very much. Do you feel it was an opportunity

:24:20. > :24:25.missed? It is the biggest platform that British women's football has

:24:25. > :24:30.had? I have said that the gap is narrowing. The tournament have

:24:30. > :24:35.proved that. The results improved that. There are no easy games. We

:24:35. > :24:40.have had three tough games. The favourites have been in tough games.

:24:40. > :24:43.Germany losing. It is good for women's football, but for us

:24:43. > :24:51.tonight, in this tournament, it is not good enough.

:24:51. > :24:57.Fay, e, what do you make of her -- Faye, what do you make of the

:24:57. > :25:03.comments, it was a gal gallant -- gallant play from the players?

:25:04. > :25:08.it is still not good enough. For so long, we were good but to only get

:25:08. > :25:12.one point. This was a huge platform to push the game on with the

:25:12. > :25:16.coverage it is getting with so many more people reporting on the game.

:25:16. > :25:20.I'm disappointed as a former player to see. I know that the girls who

:25:20. > :25:24.uld have had the effort, but that is not enough. It needs the quality.

:25:24. > :25:28.The strength and the depth of the other teams. France are on a

:25:28. > :25:33.different level today. In the World Cup in 2011, I remember thinking how

:25:33. > :25:38.they attack at pace, the threat all the time. It is constant, wave after

:25:38. > :25:43.wave in the games. It was hard then. Today it was on another level from

:25:43. > :25:46.then. They have moved on, we have not. Maybe we have had too many

:25:46. > :25:51.players struggling with injury. Not confident. It looked the case for

:25:51. > :25:56.large parts in the first few games. Did we take too many injured

:25:56. > :26:02.players, or gambles? There are many questions to look back and learn

:26:02. > :26:06.from. It was a gamble, when Hope Powell

:26:06. > :26:11.named the squad, six players had injuries. Two players had not played

:26:11. > :26:16.for months. Two players had not played and were not fit. Some had

:26:16. > :26:23.come back from injury, they are not played in a week. Was that partly

:26:23. > :26:29.responsible? I think so. Those players not playing, thinking why

:26:29. > :26:33.are they not starting but Hope Powell must have listened to the

:26:33. > :26:40.dong tors but for -- doctors but for me it was a crucial point in the

:26:40. > :26:44.game. We started to play well in the second half. Then like Faye said,

:26:44. > :26:48.they are clinical. We did not have that precise passing, that finish

:26:48. > :26:53.that France had. For me, that is your winners there.

:26:53. > :26:58.We didn't see many younger players. Toni Duggan got a chance. You were

:26:58. > :27:04.calling for it earlier on. Do you think it is the end of an era?

:27:04. > :27:07.think so. I think you have to look to the future. The 2009 again, there

:27:07. > :27:11.was five under 19 players in the squad. Give them their opportunity.

:27:11. > :27:15.They are good enough. That is why they are there. These experienced

:27:15. > :27:19.players who have played over 100 games, maybe it is time to look at

:27:19. > :27:22.the younger players. Give them the opportunity. If you don't you will

:27:22. > :27:26.be left behind further. It is quality sides like France, you have

:27:26. > :27:30.seen the squad that they have got. They have quality everywhere. The

:27:30. > :27:35.girls mentioned it themselves. They have streets ahead of what England

:27:35. > :27:38.are. Give the youngsters the opportunity. If not, they wait until

:27:38. > :27:43.they are 23, 24, then it is too late.

:27:43. > :27:49.Let's hear from the England captain, Casey Stoney talking to Sally.

:27:49. > :27:55.What went wrong tonight? It is not through lack of effort. We tried our

:27:56. > :28:00.hardest. Credit to France, they were probably better than us. I can only

:28:00. > :28:05.apologise we did not put on more of a display. We fought. We kept going.

:28:05. > :28:09.We really tried. It was not our tournament. We will go away, reflect

:28:09. > :28:13.and see what we come back for. We have to bounce back.

:28:13. > :28:17.You were leading England in the tournament. I know how important it

:28:17. > :28:21.has been to you. What went wrong from the start.

:28:21. > :28:26.We never got going. Personally, I am gutted. Gutted for

:28:26. > :28:30.the girls, for all the hard work we have put in. For the supporters that

:28:30. > :28:36.have travelled this way. We always try. We just did not have the

:28:36. > :28:41.quality in the three games. I think that we never really hit the

:28:41. > :28:44.ground running, but, it is not through lack of of the. We always

:28:44. > :28:52.give 100%, but not for this tournament.

:28:52. > :28:56.This was a France side missing key players. The Gulf was wide? They are

:28:56. > :28:59.blistering pace upfront. It caught us out. Saying that, maybe we could

:28:59. > :29:04.have made more of the half chances that we had.

:29:04. > :29:10.They are a good side. They have not been tipped to win it for nothing.

:29:10. > :29:14.They could win it nour. Too many players carrying injuries?

:29:14. > :29:21.I don't think so. Obviously Steph Houghton and myself were injured

:29:21. > :29:24.beforehand. I would like to think that we were strong. I will reflect

:29:24. > :29:28.on myself, think on what I can do better.

:29:28. > :29:33.How do England improve on this performance? We need to go away, to

:29:33. > :29:38.analyse what we need to do. To work harder at clubs, to come back in

:29:38. > :29:46.September for the World Cup qualifiers. To pick ourselves up, to

:29:46. > :29:50.say this is not good enough if you want to win trophies. Casey Stoney

:29:50. > :29:53.always honest there. She has worked so hard to be fit for the start of

:29:53. > :29:56.the tournament with three games in the week, but the quality has not

:29:56. > :30:01.been there. She said that herself. That the

:30:01. > :30:04.quality was not there. We did not turn up to the negative. We wanted

:30:04. > :30:08.England to win, but there was nothing to be positive about. That

:30:08. > :30:12.is all we are saying. We don't want people to see through us if we are

:30:12. > :30:16.going to lie. There was nothing there, the football was poor. One

:30:16. > :30:22.opportunity in 90 minutes. That is not good enough to go into the big

:30:22. > :30:28.competitions. You have to come up with the quality. You must give your

:30:28. > :30:32.chance to make the opportunities. Faye, the defensive platform was not

:30:32. > :30:36.there. They are always looking vulnerable at the back? The hardest

:30:36. > :30:40.thing is that if someone is running at you with pace with the technical

:30:40. > :30:46.ability to switch sides and change foot, other teams, France have it

:30:46. > :30:51.but even Spain had it. They were so threatening looking going forward.

:30:51. > :30:56.We did not seem to have it. Here is the first goal. It was a catalogue

:30:56. > :31:00.of errors. That is deep in their own half, France. For them to slip

:31:00. > :31:05.through us easily. The quality of challenges were not good enough.

:31:05. > :31:09.Putting the ball into the danger area. Not tight enough. She had a

:31:09. > :31:13.few seconds to think about, I can half turn, then put a shot in at the

:31:13. > :31:18.low post. You cannot allow space like that. Casey will watch this

:31:18. > :31:24.game back. She will think she has not got tight in that instance.

:31:24. > :31:28.It is a catalogue of errors. You look at Fara Williams. Would she, in

:31:28. > :31:33.hindsight, put the ball out rather than play it back. Steph Houghton

:31:33. > :31:38.does great getting back but should she have put it in the goal? Could

:31:38. > :31:42.they have closed down. Three or four players will look at that to say

:31:42. > :31:48.that they could have done better. The second goal was fantastic.

:31:48. > :31:52.course. We high lighted Louisa Necib.

:31:52. > :31:57.That is what she can do. This is when England were playing well. They

:31:57. > :32:02.hit us on the counter. Louisa Necib caused problems all

:32:02. > :32:05.night. There is Louisa Necib picking up. There is nobody there with her.

:32:06. > :32:09.Steph Houghton has to close down. Sophie Bradley, you can see she is

:32:09. > :32:13.coming out. You can see the threat of Elodie

:32:13. > :32:16.Thomis there. A huge amount of space in the

:32:16. > :32:24.middle. Then with Louisa Necib with the quality to get it out on the

:32:24. > :32:27.right foot. Half a yard, curling it. That is how clinical she is.

:32:27. > :32:31.I thought that Karen Bardsley had a fantastic game.

:32:31. > :32:36.She was a rare bright spot for England in goal, but Wendie Renard,

:32:36. > :32:41.we knew all about her. We saw her run against Spain. She scored a

:32:41. > :32:46.goal. It was almost a carbon cope. England did not pick her up.

:32:46. > :32:50.That is something that England would have high lighted in the meetings.

:32:50. > :32:54.Bur here there is one person closing down. There are two people there,

:32:54. > :32:59.Jill Scott and Steph Houghton are challenging her but I would have

:32:59. > :33:04.liked to have seen Jill Scott closer.

:33:04. > :33:09.There are six players around her, surely somebody can block her sight.

:33:10. > :33:13.You have to get your body in front. We saw the threat in the Spain game

:33:13. > :33:18.before this one as well. England did nothing about it.

:33:18. > :33:23.There were more chances as well. We could sit here all night looking at

:33:23. > :33:27.the French chances. It will not make Sue feel better. She is looking

:33:27. > :33:34.devastated. I thought that Karen Bardsley made

:33:34. > :33:38.great saves in the first half too. She made it difficult.

:33:38. > :33:43.It was unmarked completely at the back. I think she made good saves.

:33:43. > :33:47.Thats what a positive for England. I think that she redeemed the first

:33:47. > :33:51.I think that she redeemed the first mistake is in the first game.

:33:51. > :33:55.That was sloppy. They break the pace. There is so much space for

:33:55. > :33:58.them. When they are driving with the ball, there is nobody closing down.

:33:58. > :34:08.ball, there is nobody closing down. Too much time and space on the ball.

:34:08. > :34:12.

:34:12. > :34:16.Well the other match in Group C was Russia versus Spain in Norrkoping.

:34:16. > :34:17.Spain arriving into the game as firm favourites to make their way towards

:34:17. > :34:25.favourites to make their way towards the quarter-finals.

:34:25. > :34:35.They need a draw. Russia have to win.

:34:35. > :34:35.

:34:35. > :34:42.Martin for Spain. Spain's main strikers strikes again

:34:42. > :34:47.at euro 13. Becchetti, peeling away from the

:34:47. > :34:53.marker. Improvising superbly. She had too

:34:53. > :34:59.much room inside the penalty area but the moment she peeled away, she

:34:59. > :35:08.always looked as though she was going to score.

:35:08. > :35:13.Martin again. Becchetti lurking inside the area.

:35:13. > :35:23.The deflection taking the ball over the head.

:35:23. > :35:27.This time it is too close to the goalkeeper.

:35:27. > :35:31.The worst possible start for Russia. It could get worse here. Here is

:35:31. > :35:40.Martin again. A great save but the chance is there for Spain. She is

:35:40. > :35:47.there again and again. A triple save but in the end her luck runs out.

:35:47. > :35:52.Her luck is out. The flag is up for off side.

:35:52. > :36:02.The Russian goalkeeper earned her luck there.

:36:02. > :36:04.

:36:04. > :36:14.She must have felt she was facing the Spanish all on her own.

:36:14. > :36:20.

:36:20. > :36:27.Martin! And the legs of the Russian goalkeeper are prevailing on this

:36:27. > :36:32.occasion. Now the fall back, pet roefa.

:36:32. > :36:42.-- Petrova. That maybe a wake-up call for Spain. They have been so

:36:42. > :36:48.

:36:48. > :36:58.much in control of this game. Now, just like, that Russia have

:36:58. > :37:01.

:37:01. > :37:06.played themselves back into the European Championships! Terekhova, a

:37:06. > :37:13.very calm finish. Russia won't care. All of a sudden

:37:13. > :37:15.they are back in the lottery. Spain at the moment cannot take

:37:15. > :37:25.their quarter-final place for granted.

:37:25. > :37:35.

:37:35. > :37:45.It is a better start to the second half from Russia. Here is Morassova.

:37:45. > :37:50.

:37:50. > :37:55.Close to a second goal for Russia. Now always thinking about the

:37:55. > :38:05.shot... Inches away from a second goal for Spain.

:38:05. > :38:08.

:38:08. > :38:16.A lovely effort again from Bo kwushgs ete. All of the instincts of

:38:16. > :38:23.a classic goal-scorer. Losada. Not as much width to the Spanish

:38:23. > :38:33.player in the second half, but here is Martin. It is Losada again. It is

:38:33. > :38:43.

:38:43. > :38:53.opened up for the shot. Not too far away from a second goal. It's low

:38:53. > :39:10.

:39:10. > :39:15.but with a cross in. Cleared away. Russia happy to see that one the

:39:15. > :39:25.wrong side of the woodwork. Less pace about Spain in the second

:39:25. > :39:38.

:39:38. > :39:43.half. I'mshire that they are wear of what is happening in Linkoping.

:39:43. > :39:50.That little flick does not come off but Spain still get towards the

:39:50. > :39:54.goal. Hermosa in the end, looking keen to

:39:54. > :40:04.score in the end. She scored against England. It really started England

:40:04. > :40:16.

:40:16. > :40:23.on the way to what has been a fairly shocking campaign.

:40:23. > :40:27.Beslova... Is that a penalty? No! The challenge is on.

:40:27. > :40:34.Spain were lax again. Here was the opportunity. That did

:40:34. > :40:44.seem to be a penalty. The ball had gone. Maybe Garcia got a tofrp on

:40:44. > :40:48.

:40:48. > :40:54.-- touch on it. Riesh will fin finish -- -- Russia

:40:54. > :41:00.will finish third unless they can score a goal now.

:41:00. > :41:10.9 final chance to avoid the drawing of lots for Russia.

:41:10. > :41:13.

:41:13. > :41:23.A free kick. Headed away. I takes charge to clear.

:41:23. > :41:31.

:41:31. > :41:35.The time may have run out for Russia.

:41:35. > :41:41.Disappointment for Russia, but they may still reach the finals. They

:41:41. > :41:45.must now wait for a drawing of lots. They and Denmark will have a very

:41:45. > :41:51.strange situation following this game. One of them will be in the

:41:51. > :41:55.quarter-finals. At the moment we still don't know which one.

:41:55. > :42:00.still don't know which one. Full-time, Russia, one, Spain, one.

:42:00. > :42:04.We still don't know who will take the last quarter-final place. Under

:42:04. > :42:09.the UEFA rules if two third-placed teams from different groups finish

:42:09. > :42:13.on the same number of points it goes down to a drawing of lots. Russia

:42:14. > :42:18.and Denmark are both finished with two points. They go into the draw,

:42:18. > :42:28.due to take place in Norrkoping at 10. 30pm.

:42:28. > :42:36.

:42:36. > :42:42.So, the only two quarter finals that And the bad news from ag an England

:42:42. > :42:48.powerful is that they are out after a 3-0 defeat against France. Kelly

:42:48. > :42:56.Smith has been talking to Sally. Reflect for a moment for me on that

:42:56. > :43:00.game, Kelly? Devastating to lose in the way that we did. We gave it

:43:00. > :43:07.everything. It has not clicked for us. I think that individually we

:43:07. > :43:10.have to look at our own performens -- performances, it has not been

:43:10. > :43:14.good enough. You say you don't know why but I

:43:14. > :43:18.don't think that the quality is there for England? I don't think it

:43:18. > :43:22.is there for England. We have come here, it has not worked for us. We

:43:22. > :43:25.have to go away and think about individual performances. Watch the

:43:25. > :43:29.games and learn from it and move forward.

:43:29. > :43:33.Is it difficult to stay united as a team when that is going on? No. We

:43:33. > :43:39.are all in it together. No-one is going to go away from the crowd and

:43:39. > :43:43.try to do it by themselves. We win as a team, we lose at a team team.

:43:43. > :43:48.That is always how it is. Everyone is close, we get on. It has just not

:43:48. > :43:52.been our year. Do you think at that a fully fit

:43:52. > :43:57.Kelly Smith would have made it a different ending to the story?

:43:57. > :44:02.don't know. It would have been nice to come in and rare in at the races

:44:02. > :44:06.but it was not meant to be. The World Cup qualifiering comes up,

:44:06. > :44:11.are you available -- World Cup qualifying coming up, are you

:44:11. > :44:15.available for selection? We will have to look at what went wrong in

:44:15. > :44:20.the games and look forward to September when we open the World Cup

:44:20. > :44:24.qualifying. You came on, how difficult was it?

:44:24. > :44:28.enjoyed it. I wanted to get back playing. It has not happened so far

:44:28. > :44:32.with the injury. We have to push on for Arsenal, trying to retain the

:44:32. > :44:38.title in our league. How frustrating is it to be on the

:44:38. > :44:44.bench? It is. I knew that coming in. It is not something that I prepared

:44:44. > :44:47.my mind. I knew knew I would be only given 30 minutes max.

:44:47. > :44:52.Kelly saying that the quality was not there. She is quality, she was

:44:52. > :44:57.not there she was not fully fit. We knew she was not fit. It looked as

:44:57. > :45:04.though she was limping. I think that I will answer for Kelly

:45:04. > :45:08.Smith. They answered her the question -- they asked her the

:45:08. > :45:12.question, would it have made a difference if she was fully fit.

:45:12. > :45:16.Yes, it would have made a difference. She can keep the ball.

:45:16. > :45:21.She can create things. For me, she is a player that you are going to

:45:21. > :45:27.miss, she is a class player. Is it right to take injured players

:45:27. > :45:33.into the major tournaments? Kelly's situation I would say yes.

:45:33. > :45:38.Some players may say ten or 15 minutes, I knew she could play

:45:38. > :45:43.longer, but she was the only one to take on that gamble. Others maybe

:45:43. > :45:48.not but I'm not a medical staff. I don't know other injuries. From what

:45:48. > :45:51.I heard they were training in the week or two in Sweden, Casey, Steph

:45:51. > :45:56.Houghton, they were training in full training. So they were over the

:45:56. > :46:00.injury but is it a little bit of sharpness. The biggest thing was

:46:00. > :46:07.sharpness in the players. That affects an organisation, the speed

:46:07. > :46:12.of decisions. Things like that. It is that match fitness. You cannot

:46:12. > :46:16.replicate match fitness. You can do all of the training in the world but

:46:16. > :46:22.playing is different. And the recovery needed. If you have

:46:22. > :46:31.not played much, you are so much stiffer after the two or three

:46:31. > :46:35.games. You see it in the man's game. David Beckham always strug --

:46:35. > :46:41.struggled in the first two or three games, Wayne Rooney, and the ladies.

:46:41. > :46:46.It is hard. You must be 100%. Fully fit. Raring to go. With the likes of

:46:46. > :46:50.Kelly, we did not have a striker. Ellen White did not look like she

:46:50. > :46:53.was going to score a goal. She had opportunities but did not look like

:46:53. > :46:59.it was going to be p ut in the back of the net.

:46:59. > :47:04.And what was missing was a physio to deal with the injured players. I

:47:04. > :47:09.don't think that she got a moment of down time, but the hallmark of the

:47:09. > :47:14.England players, was defensive error after error. Right from the start.

:47:14. > :47:20.Four minutes from Spain before the first goal. England never recovered.

:47:20. > :47:26.No. When you are looking to get off to a great start. You must address

:47:26. > :47:36.the ball. Get there when you can. It is slow. Lack-lustre. Not watching

:47:36. > :47:40.the runners. Boquete. It was just knocking back against the wall, but

:47:40. > :47:45.you talked about this, Faye zonal mark. This instance, that is not

:47:45. > :47:50.marking your area, that is ball-watching. When you do that, it

:47:50. > :47:56.is wrong. If you are not going to mark your area, you must go

:47:56. > :48:01.player-to-player. This is who you are marking, this is who who you

:48:01. > :48:06.stop from scoring a goal. She did not clear properly. There for 15

:48:06. > :48:10.seconds before she put that in the back of the net, it cannot happen.

:48:10. > :48:16.England were the fourth highest ranked side in the competition but

:48:16. > :48:20.have conceded the highst number of goals. -- highest number of goals.

:48:20. > :48:24.But you have to build from the defence. That is where the

:48:24. > :48:28.confidence comes from. England that is what they work on. You work on

:48:28. > :48:33.the defence. Get that set from the team. Then create things, but here

:48:33. > :48:40.it was just, you mentioned it. There are six players back there. Yet she

:48:40. > :48:43.gets a free jump in. Yes, she is tall but you have to have someone in

:48:43. > :48:48.front. For Wendie Renard it was an easy

:48:48. > :48:58.For Wendie Renard it was an easy chance. It is not just the back four

:48:58. > :49:09.

:49:09. > :49:17.but the protection in front. In mid-field we did not have enough.

:49:17. > :49:22.At times we just opened up too much space. And Michael, how much

:49:22. > :49:26.responsibility does Hope Powell take responsibility does Hope Powell take

:49:26. > :49:31.for this? All of it. I look at her body language on the at technical

:49:31. > :49:34.area. I don't think it is great. It does not feed to the players. It

:49:34. > :49:39.looks to me like the players were playing for themselves rather than

:49:39. > :49:43.the manager. Hope has been in charge for 15 years. What she has done for

:49:43. > :49:51.the women's game is tremendous. It really is. From grass roots all the

:49:51. > :49:56.way up, but she has had no competition for her job. I think now

:49:56. > :50:00.there are possibilities out there. Maybe she thinks herself. She knows

:50:00. > :50:03.that they have underperformed. To move forward we might need to look

:50:03. > :50:07.somewhere else. Do you sense that this could be the

:50:07. > :50:15.end of the line for Hope Powell after 15 years of being that voice

:50:15. > :50:21.in the dressing room? I think that players do react. You look at Pia.

:50:21. > :50:24.That lifted them, but the experience she has had of winning. I remember

:50:25. > :50:28.watching Sweden, they looked half the team they look in the

:50:29. > :50:31.tournament. A new voice gets a reaction out of players having to

:50:31. > :50:38.feel like they are proving themselves again.

:50:38. > :50:44.Sue, who is else is out there? are a few managers. Mo Marley. A lot

:50:44. > :50:50.have said she could come from the under 19s rand progress through. We

:50:50. > :50:56.have mentioned John Heardman. A manager what a lot of respect in the

:50:56. > :51:04.women's game. Like Faye said, just a different voice helps to give a rise

:51:04. > :51:12.and the left to the players. John Heardman is the Canada coach. You

:51:12. > :51:19.wonder if he wants to leave that post, but he is a Geordie. He

:51:19. > :51:23.outclassed, out-foxed owe Hope Powell last year? If he is fromening

:51:23. > :51:27.languaged, he wants to take the opportunity. I am sure he will grab

:51:27. > :51:32.it with two hands. He has done fantastic before this. If he gets

:51:32. > :51:35.the phone call, he has a big decision. He is with Canada. I'm

:51:35. > :51:41.certain if somebody from the Fay makes a call, he has to make a

:51:41. > :51:45.decision. To come back to England if Hope Powell does leave or stay where

:51:45. > :51:51.he is, but at least there are people out there to take Hope Powell's

:51:51. > :51:57.place. Hope Powell has done a huge amount

:51:57. > :52:00.of work to bring up women's football in the years.

:52:00. > :52:05.But Sophie Bradley stepped up to play tonight. England were not good

:52:05. > :52:09.enough? It was adisappointing performance. We gave it everything.

:52:09. > :52:13.In every game you cannot fault the work ethic, the determination, but

:52:13. > :52:17.unfortunately we were not good enough as a team.

:52:17. > :52:23.The Gulf between England and France seems wide? Yeah.

:52:23. > :52:28.I don't know. Hats off to them. They played well. They have quick players

:52:28. > :52:33.up front. But we gave it our all. Unfortunately it was not good enough

:52:33. > :52:39.on the day. We reflect on it and come back stronger as a team.

:52:39. > :52:44.England seem to lack the quality? don't know. We all came in. We were

:52:44. > :52:48.unbeaten. Confident, but we underperformed on the day. We are

:52:48. > :52:58.all gutted with ourselves, but we have to learn, to move on. These are

:52:58. > :52:59.

:53:00. > :53:02.the games that make you stronger. Several players were car carrying --

:53:03. > :53:08.carrying injuries, including you, do you think that affected the

:53:08. > :53:11.performance? I don't think so. Any player could have come and a done a

:53:11. > :53:16.job, but as a team we were not good enough on the day.

:53:16. > :53:21.Do you think that the England side, this is the last time we have seen

:53:21. > :53:25.this England side, obviously there are players retiring, older players

:53:25. > :53:30.moving way, new players coming through? I don't know. We have to go

:53:30. > :53:36.away. At the minute I am disapointed in the result. I'm sure that the

:53:36. > :53:40.girls will reflect. If they decide to retire, that is down it to tem.

:53:40. > :53:45.-- that is down to them. Sophie Bradley giving credit to

:53:45. > :53:50.France. They did look a cut above. A lot of

:53:50. > :53:55.the players training, playing for Lyo, sometimes once a week,

:53:55. > :54:00.sometimes twice. That helps. They have up to eight

:54:00. > :54:04.players playing for Lyo together week in, week out. Tonight they

:54:04. > :54:08.looked a cut above England. The way that they attacked.

:54:08. > :54:15.For me, it was like they could go another level. It was like they

:54:15. > :54:23.strolled through that game. So the second team had another

:54:23. > :54:27.couple of goals to go to. That is scary.

:54:28. > :54:35.They had a real athlete in Elodie Thomis.

:54:35. > :54:40.Yes, she is. Before she did not have the technical ability to finish off

:54:40. > :54:45.the run, but she has improved it over the last two years. It shows

:54:45. > :54:55.that there is strengthth in depth. There is Eugenie Le Sommer as well.

:54:55. > :54:56.

:54:56. > :55:02.Quality players like Louisa Necib and Abily feeding through. France

:55:02. > :55:05.consistently always play at that level. A good team, if you are not

:55:05. > :55:10.performing well you still get results. I think that they have

:55:10. > :55:13.other gears to go through. The quality of passing, the work rate,

:55:13. > :55:17.finding the spaces between the ranks, the players it was so much

:55:17. > :55:23.better. You have seen 12 teams play three

:55:23. > :55:27.times. Who are the favourites to win it? France, without a doubt. End of.

:55:27. > :55:34.For me they have looked fantastic. They started strong. They finished

:55:34. > :55:39.strong. Yes, I will go for France. think a France/Sweden final.

:55:39. > :55:43.That would be nice. It would be nice to have a new name

:55:43. > :55:49.on the trophy. Yesterday me and soout picked two of the French

:55:49. > :55:53.players as our players of the tournament, you have to think that

:55:53. > :55:57.Laura did not even play. I am sticking with France.

:55:57. > :56:02.What about the group stages? It has been entertaining. So many results

:56:02. > :56:07.you would not expect. For so long in women's football there has been a

:56:07. > :56:16.gap between the best. Whereas now, you know, we have the likes of

:56:16. > :56:19.flain. Iceland, getting through -- we have the likes of Finland and

:56:19. > :56:27.Iceland getting through. Good to have the competitiveness. Watching

:56:27. > :56:32.this, thinking how is it going to turn out. Iceland having a

:56:32. > :56:38.population of #2 320,000 people, making it through to the next eight.

:56:38. > :56:43.Superb for them. Next Sunday we have the highlights of the two

:56:43. > :56:47.quarter-finals on BBC Three. So England's summer in Sweden ends