About this episode

Katie Smith and guests discuss England's disappointing 4-0 defeat to Spain in World Cup Qualifying.

Katie Smith is joined by former England midfielder Fran Kirby and, Vicki Sparks as they react to England’s Lionesses' 4-0 World Cup Qualifying defeat to Spain in Mallorca. Sarina Wiegman’s side did have the chance to qualify for next summer’s World Cup in Brazil this evening, but a poor performance means they have a mountain to climb against Ukraine on Tuesday. TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:25 How England can now qualify. 02:00 A dismal performance 06:00 Spain shine 08:30 What next for England? 10:00 Sarina Wiegman 12:45 Keira Walsh

People in this episode

Host: Katie Smith

Guests: Fran Kirby, Vicki Sparks

Topics covered

• World Cup Qualifying
• England Lionesses
• Spain soccer
• Sarina Wiegman
• Keira Walsh
• soccer performance
• future matches

Keywords

• England
• Spain
• World Cup
• soccer
• defeat
• Sarina Wiegman
• Keira Walsh
• qualifying match
• Lionesses
• performance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: England, Spain, Mallorca, Brazil, Ukraine

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