Beth Mead said England are "devastated" after agonisingly missing out on a place in the Women's Nations League finals on goal difference.
The Lionesses thrashed Scotland 6-0 at Hampden Park but it was not enough to top the table as the Netherlands, who defeated Belgium 4-0, advanced on a night of high drama.
England's game had finished when the Netherlands scored their fourth goal.
"We thought we'd got over the line but it wasn't to be," Mead told BBC Sport.
England knew only victory would be enough to keep alive Team GB's hopes of competing at next summer's Olympics in Paris.
As the nominated nation to qualify on behalf of Team GB, Sarina Wiegman's side needed to win their Nations League group to advance.
They needed to better the Netherlands' result by three clear goals to reach the Nations League finals and keep Team GB's Olympic hopes alive.
In the end, both England and the Dutch finished on 12 points, with the Netherlands advancing because of a superior goal difference of plus eight. England finished with plus seven.
"We're devastated. We did everything we possibly could on the pitch," added Mead.
"It's a tough one. The girls have worked incredibly hard. We let ourselves down maybe earlier in the competition."
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Source: bbc.com