England itching to get back on pitch at Euro 2025, Stanway says

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Womens Nations League - League A - England v Portugal - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 30, 2025 Englands Georgia Stanway celebrates after the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

ZURICH - England midfielder Georgia Stanway said the time for talking was over and their game against the Netherlands on Wednesday could not come soon enough for the defending European champions.

England face the Dutch in a must-win game at the Womens Euros after their shock 2-1 loss to France on Saturday, and the 26-year-old said she and her teammates were itching to get back on the pitch to put things right.

We want to stop talking. Hence why I didnt want to do the press conference today, because Im fed up with talking now, its time that we focus and we want to put things on the grass, Stanway said at a press conference at Englands base camp on Monday.

We want to make sure that we put things right on the pitch, we want to create action from what happened on Saturday, and the only way to do that is in the game on Wednesday. And yeah, I think were all just dying for the game to come around as fast as possible.

If England lose on Wednesday, their only chance of reaching the knockout round is if France lose to Wales.

One thing they have taken from all the talking since Saturday is that they need