Also looking forward to watching the semi-final match at the stadium were Kerry, Chrissy and Charlotte, who had all met as a result of the tournament.
“Everyone’s really friendly, so you can sort of just talk to anyone,” said Chrissy.
“It’s been more emotional than I was expecting. Last week’s game [the quarter-final] really took it out of us,” she added.
Chrissy was not alone in feeling that the nail-biting quarter-final match against Sweden was hard for the nerves. Other England fans I spoke to also described it as an “emotional rollercoaster” but they were thrilled the Lionesses came out on top.
Charlotte said she developed a real love of the sport when she attended the Euro 2022 final, when England beat Germany.
“I’m just really excited to kind of go through those emotions again and this time be really passionate about it,” she said.
Also meeting for the first time at the Euros were Manish, who lives in the Swiss city of Bern but supports England, and Stephen, who is British and said he thought Switzerland was a great location for the tournament.
“It’s an amazing place. Great country, great people, great hospitality, it’s been wonderful.”
