Jess Carter spoke about the penalty missed by teammates in the team

• Carter acknowledged the penalty missed when other players also missed penalties.
• She mentioned racist attacks during the tournament.
• The fear of criticism influenced her readiness to play in the final.

Jess Carter admitted that she acknowledged the missed penalty when three of her teammates from England also missed penalties in the series against Sweden at Euro 2025. This happened during the quarterfinal, where Lauren James also failed to convert her shot.

Carter, who became a victim of racist attacks on the internet during the tournament, expressed the feeling that if James was the only one, no one would forget, she mentioned "astronomical" racist abuse on social media. After that, they also did not convert their shots Bet Mid, Alex Greenwood, and Grace Clinton, against "Leftists" managed to project further and in the final secured a penalty win over Spain in yet another series of penalties.

Carter noted that the psychological impact of racist attacks forced her to feel fear when the England team coach Sarina Wiegman reported that she had fallen into the squad for the final. "This was the first time I felt fear before the game. I was afraid of the consequences that could arise if I didn't perform well, especially racist attacks," she said.

She added that such a situation makes people feel less confident in their abilities and forces them to doubt their own worth, which is an unpleasant experience. Her family was also very affected by this.

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