The head coach was remembering her sister, who recently died. 'I think she was here, I think she was on the crossbar,' she smiled.
She said:"I'm kissing this little armband that was my sister's. My sister passed away during our prep camps."She would have been here, she went to every game, so she would have been really proud of me, and I was really proud of her too."
And in a reference to the moment when German midfielder Lina Magull smashed a shot on target, to be denied by the woodwork, Wiegman smiled and added:"But I think sheEngland keeper Hannah Hampton's goal may have had a little bit of protection from above Wiegman's team ended a so-called 56 years of hurt by defeating Germany 2-1 after extra time in front of more than 87,000 fans, a record crowd for any match at a European Championships, becoming the first England manager since Sir Alf Ramsey in 1966 to win a major international tournament.
The Dutchwoman was only appointed as England manager 10 months ago, but has now won successive Euros after leading the Netherlands to glory five years ago. Under her leadership, England overtook Germany's record of 21 goals at a Women's Euros. Their final winner was their 22nd goal of the tournament.
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