Beth Mead (right)got England off to a winning start at Euro 2022
MANCHESTER: England manager Sarina Wiegman hailed a record 69,000 crowd that saw the Lionesses start Euro 2022 with a 1-0 win over Austria as a testament to how far the women’s game has come.
The attendance smashed the previous best for a match at the women’s European Championship by nearly 30,000.
The vast majority inside the Theatre of Dreams got what they wanted to see as Beth Mead’s early goal ensured the hosts claimed victory despite a sub-par performance.
“It was incredible, (there are) no more words,” said Wiegman.
“It is unbelievable, from where we’ve come from, to be playing here at Old Trafford in front of 70,000.
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