""We've felt so much recognition, that was so nice. You can really feel the appreciation. "It's incredible. When I came here in 2021 I never expected it to be like this. It's been so special. To be so accepted here and the journey we've been on, to be an honourary dame, is hard to describe what an honour it is.""
""With the qualities we have, if we're at our best we should qualify for the World Cup. We have different scenarios, we're going out there to win every game but we know that's very difficult. It's very hard to top the group. The team's in a good place, most of the players are. I can feel everyone's ready to get started again. We have to qualify first. We've started a new cycle playing games against Ukraine and Iceland, who I haven't faced with England.""
Sarina Wiegman took the England head coach role in 2021 and has since won back-to-back European Championships with the Lionesses, including England's first-ever silverware won on foreign soil in 2025. Wiegman previously won the Euros with the Netherlands, making three consecutive European titles across her career. England reached the 2023 World Cup final under her leadership. Recognition for those achievements includes an honorary damehood (DBE) in the 2026 King's New Year Honours and a Football Writers' Association tribute award. The Lionesses begin World Cup qualifying in March in a group with Spain, Ukraine and Iceland, with qualification viewed as the immediate priority.
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