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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>England fall short on dramatic night</li><li>Injured skipper Williamson rallies team</li><li>Bright sends message of support</li></ul>

'What a fight' - Leah Williamson issues rallying cry to Lionesses squad seeing heroic Nations League display against Scotland go unrewarded

European Championship Qualification

Scotland

Finland

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England

On a <a href=" https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/england-women-player-ratings-scotland-lauren-james-mary-earps-lionesses-nations-league/blt075c0a8a97fc20c6" target="_blank">breathless night in Glasgow</a>, the Lionesses for one cruel moment thought they had done enough to overhaul the Netherlands with a thumping 6-0 win over Scotland. But huddled together on the Hampden Park turf, the squad were <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/watch-lucy-bronze-collapses-lionesses-told-won-t-play-2024-olympic-games-despite-nations-league-rout-scotland/bltca3222cb096498c5" target="_blank">stunned by the news</a> of a 95-minute goal that clinched a group win for the Netherlands and denied <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/explained-england-scotland-nations-league-netherlands-belgium-sarina-wiegman/blt89da05a3c14c0125" target="_blank">Great Britain a place </a>at next summer's Paris Olympics.It was a rare painful night for the Lionesses under Sarina Wiegman, and their injured captain, Williamson, was quick to send a message of support.

WHAT HAPPENED?

"What a fight my girls, what a fight," Williamson posted to Instagram alongside a heartbreak emoji.Another injured Lioness, Millie Bright, echoed the sentiment posting: "Proud, gave it everything."<picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt88544a322acb7708/Lionesses.png?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt88544a322acb7708/Lionesses.png?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt88544a322acb7708/Lionesses.png?format=jpg" alt="Williamson Bright" data-source="Instagram" data-copyright="Instagram" data-portal-copyright="Instagram" perform:prop="uuid:blt88544a322acb7708;width:1700;height:1354"></picture>

WHAT LEAH WILLIAMSON & MILLIE BRIGHT SAID

The Nations League failure comes as a rare lowlight for England since the arrival of Wiegman. Coupled as it was with Team GB's Olympic qualification it sets up a curious year for the Lionesses with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/sarina-wiegman-england-nations-league-failure-lost-for-words-squad-huddle-scotland-thrashing/bltc24a33b529424ccf#csd2c339556fb3a673" target="_blank">no competitive international football </a>on the horizon until the beginning of Euro 2025 qualifying, and a rare summer off for players who would have made up the core of Wiegman's Olympic squad.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The England skipper <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/england-arsenal-leah-williamson-injury-update/blt8da08f959b39843c" target="_self">continues to recover</a> from the ACL injury which cost her a spot at this summer's World Cup. The Arsenal star shared a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/england-arsenal-leah-williamson-injury-update/blt8da08f959b39843c" target="_blank">recent update about her progress</a> as she looks to get back on the field in the New Year.

WHAT NEXT FOR LEAH WILLIAMSON?

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England captain Leah Williamson has issued a rallying cry to her Lionesses team-mates after their heroic Nations League efforts went unrewarded. 

&apos;What a fight&apos; - Leah Williamson issues rallying cry to Lionesses squad seeing heroic Nations League display against Scotland go unrewarded