Fishlock, Wales’ record appearance holder with 165 caps, underlined her importance to the side in Switzerland, scoring their first major tournament goal against France and providing the assist for Hannah Cain’s consolation effort against England.
While proud of playing in her country’s first major tournament, the Seattle Reign midfielder said she was hurt by the manner of their defeat by England.
“That was a tough one,” she added. “We gave away a penalty, they get a goal out of nothing and I think it just really hit us. That’s not what we wanted to happen.”
Fishlock told ITV: “It’s disappointing with that scoreline and we have to just keep learning and move on now and in the next campaigns keep moving forwards and keep getting to major tournaments.
“This is the beginning of a journey for us and we have been here and played three of the best teams in the world and found how big that jump is. We have to keep investing and keep building to make sure this isn’t just a one-off.
“We can still celebrate being here and what it means for this nation and then we have to keep getting better.”
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