England began their Euros title defence with a 2-1 loss to France in Zurich, suffering from quick goals that defined the match. They had a potential lead negated by a tight offside call. France led after Marie-Antoinette Katoto's close-range goal, followed by Sandy Baltimore’s goal shortly after. Despite Keira Walsh’s late goal, England could not equalize. Leah Williamson criticized the team’s defensive performance and excessive ball turnover, acknowledging the need for improvement and learning from their mistakes during the game.
"We lost a game. Cheap defending one-v-one. Not good enough. We couldn't keep it in the areas we needed to keep it."
"On the ball, we were not good enough. We got better as they tired; we took advantage of that, but not enough."
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