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Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson says her side must learn lessons from their opening defeat.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“To concede a goal right before half is always painful.<\/p>\n
“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. <\/p>\n
“This is the big event and, you know, it’s intimidating. It’s the first game, but equally this is what we want.”<\/p>\n
Wilkinson is confident her players will improve against France in St Gallen on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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