Sarina Wiegman says England can be 'very proud of ourselves' and have 'no regrets' after devastating World Cup final loss to Spain - but admits their decisions 'didn't work' and that their opponents 'were a little better' Sarina Wiegman admitted that england were second-best against Spain However, she added that the Lionesses could be very proud of themselves Olga Carmona's goal was the only differentiator between the sides in the end By Luke Power For Mailonline Published: 14:29 BST, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 14:33 BST, 20 August 2023 e-mail View comments Sarina Wiegman said England can walk away proud despite their World Cup dream fading at the hands of Spain - but admitted they were second-best. She added that they would harbour no regrets even if some of the decisions they made on the day did not pay off. Olga Carmona's first-half strike split the hairs in a close-fought contest between two of the best teams around, with both in their first World Cup final. 'Most of all [I feel] disappointment, because when you play a final you want to win it. So yes that’s mainly how I feel, but I think maybe in the end Spain played a little better than we did,' Wiegman told ITV . 'I think we gave our everything. In the first half we couldn’t get pressing so we went to 4-3-3 in the second half when we were building momentum, but they continued to be a threat and the momentum came out of the game. Sarina Wiegman admitted that England were second-best but said that they were proud of themselves all the same She had lost her second World Cup final after falling at the last hurdle with the Netherlands in 2019 against the USA IT'S ALL KICKING OFF! It's All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season. It is available on MailOnline , Mail+ , YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify Your browser does not support iframes. Advertisement She said she had no regrets. 'No. The players gave everything. I have to give congratulations to Spain, they played the best football across the tournament. 'Absolutely [we have pride]. The way we took every challenge, we have done great. No credits. You give everything and try and make the right choices, sometimes it works and today it didn’t.' Wiegman had a gigantic selection call to make ahead of the game, from which eternal 'what ifs' will be drawn. Lauren James, the star of earlier in the tournament, was available for selection again after sitting out with a two-match ban due to a red card against Nigeria - but Wiegman opted for Ella Toone, who scored in the semi-finals against Australia. At half-time, England's manager subbed on James as well as Chloe Kelly in place of Alessia Russo and Rachel Daly, switching from a 3-4-1-2 to a 4-3-3. Wiegman made the call to leave Lauren James out initially but brought her on at half-time While their performance imporved in the second half, it wasn't enough to overcome their deficit from the first period. Wiegman told the BBC : 'What I think we have done, how we have shown ourselves, who we are, how we want to play as a team, overcoming so many challenges. 'I think we can be very proud of ourselves, only it doesn't feel that way at the moment. She opened up on her emotions but retained a sense of perspective. 'It feels really bad now, very, very disappointing. 'You go to the final and you want to give everything, you want to win the final and then you lose it - that happens in sports.' Your browser does not support iframes. Share or comment on this article: Sarina Wiegman says England can be 'very proud of ourselves' and have 'no regrets' after devastating World Cup final loss to Spain - but admits their decisions 'didn't work' and that their opponents 'were a little better' e-mail Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .