Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson says her side must learn lessons from their opening defeat.

“I mean, like the very first question we get at the draw is what a group, right? And we have a hard group, there’s no getting away from that,” she said.

“To concede a goal right before half is always painful.

“We have to create more opportunities and we have to make sure that those moments of lapses get fewer and fewer. But this is the world stage.

“This is the big event and, you know, it’s intimidating. It’s the first game, but equally this is what we want.”

Wilkinson is confident her players will improve against France in St Gallen on Wednesday night.

“Getting into the half at 0-0 would have gone a long way. In the second half, that quick goal definitely hurt us,” she added.

“We have a huge, huge mountain in front of us in this tournament and we’re excited about that. We want to play at the world stage and to be courageous in doing that.”

Wilkinson says she was “emotional,” seeing the Welsh fans, with almost 4,000 making the trip to Lucerne and knows this is a chance to showcase the country.

“We’re here now and forever Wales women have made it to a major tournament. These women will turn this around. I’m not worried about that,” she added.

“It’s disappointing to lose 3-0, but it’s not calamitous. It is a new opportunity for us to go towards the next which will be another huge test.

“I don’t want to be disrespectful, but many people don’t know where Wales is on a map. And that’s what we get to show people now.”