'we'll Remember This Forever': England Fans Jubilant As Their Heroes Win Again

"We'll retrieve this forever."

So says Jo from Sevenoaks arsenic she and her friends look from St Jakob-Park successful Basel moments aft England won nan women's Euros. Again.

She is surely dedicated. Jo was astatine a show successful nan UK a specified 24 hours ago.

I inquire them really this infinitesimal ranks retired of 10 successful nan top moments of their lives truthful far.

"11," replies Charlie, who is from Brighton.

"You cognize really men still spell connected astir [England's] World Cup triumph successful 1966? I'm going to beryllium for illustration that," Vicky from Stockport tells me.

"Brilliant," is 1 connection that astir each azygous England instrumentality I speak to utters arsenic I telephone retired to them extracurricular nan stadium. Many look dazed.

Lina, who is Swiss, is intelligibly having a infinitesimal erstwhile I attack her.

"It [the game] was exceptional," she says, putting her hands successful beforehand of her face.

"I'm freaking out."

Lina tells maine she is simply a caller England instrumentality - she first saw edits of nan team's skipper Leah Williamson connected societal media and sewage into women's shot that way.

"It's nan first women's lucifer I've been to and it was really, really spectacular.

"We were correct adjacent to nan pitch."

As has go nan norm successful this tourney for nan Lionesses, they near it until nan very past infinitesimal to nonstop their supporters into a frenzy of jubilation.

Spain took nan lead successful nan first half, but an Alessia Russo extremity successful nan 57th infinitesimal levelled things, and took nan crippled into other time. With nary alteration to nan scoreline coming, it was connected to those top of nail-biters - penalties.

I tin consciousness nan power astir Anna from Essex arsenic I attack her to inquire for her thoughts astir nan game.

She makes a sound that appears to bespeak her caput is exploding and past asks maine "can you put that into words?"

Her friend, Sarah, is calmer.

"I felt for illustration thing was going to happen," she says.

"I didn't suffer faith, which I would person done successful erstwhile tournaments. I did astatine nan World Cup last [in 2023] - I started crying astatine 80 minutes."

Clearly being a long-time Lioness instrumentality brings pinch it wisdom. Like Jo, Sarah's besides a dedicated instrumentality - Monday nighttime will spot her clocking connected for a nighttime shift, truthful location will only beryllium a fewer celebratory drinks for her tonight.

Not everyone, of course, was happy pinch nan result.

Rosa is Spanish but lives successful nan Swiss metropolis of Bern, astir 92km (57 miles) from Basel.

"I'm very, very sad because I deliberation Spain played well," she tells maine erstwhile I inquire really she's feeling.

She told maine she knew it was complete for her squad erstwhile it went to penalties, but is still proud of them.

"We person a batch of bully talent...I'm waiting for nan adjacent title truthful we will see, I person a bully emotion astir that."