Wales Will 'figure It Out' After Euro 2025 Defeat - Fishlock

Wales' most-capped subordinate Jess Fishlock says her broadside "will fig it out," aft suffering a 3-0 conclusion to nan Netherlands successful their first awesome tourney match.

Wales are nan lowest classed broadside astatine Euro 2025 and contained nan 2017 winners nan Netherlands until nan last infinitesimal of first half stoppage clip erstwhile Vivianne Miedema coiled location a superb opener, her 100th world goal.

Rhian Wilkinson's broadside conceded against moments aft nan restart and were 3-0 down connected 57 minutes, pinch nan Netherlands hitting nan woodwork 3 times and forcing goalkeeper Olivia Clark to make respective saves.

Despite a chastening first lucifer astatine a awesome finals, Wales' cardinal performer and apical goalscorer Fishlock is assured they tin amended up of arsenic daunting contests against France and England.

"It was reliable tonight. To concede conscionable earlier half-time and past truthful quickly aft half-time, it is astir apt lapses of attraction and astatine this level, you move disconnected and you get punished," Fishlock said.

"We are astir apt going to beryllium a small spot disappointed successful ourselves that we didn't get successful and regroup nan measurement we usually do. But this is this level and we person to get utilized to this really fast."

The Seattle Reign midfielder, 38, says Wales will request to show a large betterment up of their adjacent lucifer against France connected Wednesday, 9 July.

"What I do cognize is that we are going to regroup and get amended arsenic this tourney goes on," Fishlock said.

"I deliberation we person learned we can't move disconnected and we person to beryllium amended connected nan ball. At this level you person to support nan shot and move nan shot and create space. We'll fig it out.

"It is difficult because we lost. I dislike losing. But it is awesome to beryllium here. All of our fans are fantastic."

Wales leader Rhian Wilkinson says her broadside must study lessons from their opening defeat.

"I mean, for illustration nan very first mobility we get astatine nan tie is what a group, right? And we person a difficult group, there's nary getting distant from that," she said.

"To concede a extremity correct earlier half is ever painful.

"We person to create much opportunities and we person to make judge that those moments of lapses get less and fewer. But this is nan world stage.

"This is nan large arena and, you know, it's intimidating. It's nan first game, but arsenic this is what we want."

Wilkinson is assured her players will amended against France successful St Gallen connected Wednesday night.

"Getting into nan half astatine 0-0 would person gone a agelong way. In nan 2nd half, that speedy extremity decidedly wounded us," she added.

"We person a huge, immense upland successful beforehand of america successful this tourney and we're excited astir that. We want to play astatine nan world shape and to beryllium courageous successful doing that."

Wilkinson says she was "emotional," seeing nan Welsh fans, pinch almost 4,000 making nan travel to Lucerne and knows this is simply a chance to showcase nan country.

"We're present now and everlastingly Wales women person made it to a awesome tournament. These women will move this around. I'm not worried astir that," she added.

"It's disappointing to suffer 3-0, but it's not calamitous. It is simply a caller opportunity for america to spell towards nan adjacent which will beryllium different immense test.

"I don't want to beryllium disrespectful, but galore group don't cognize wherever Wales is connected a map. And that's what we get to show group now."

Wales skipper Angharad James admitted her broadside were not astatine their best.

"We looked a spot sluggish and didn't play nan crippled we cognize we tin but we knew it could spell that way," she told Match of nan Day Wales.

"We've waited a very agelong clip to person this typical occasion. Our fans were incredible, we could not inquire for immoderate much from them.

"I dream we did them and everyone astatine location proud but we cognize we've sewage a batch to amended on.

"Captaining Wales astatine a awesome tourney was a infinitesimal I will ne'er forget. It was specified a proud moment. I can't rather judge small Wales is present connected this world stage.

"I'm truthful proud of everyone. We've sewage 2 much games and we'll springiness it our all."