Sarina Wiegman acknowledges England's need for improvement following their draw in Portugal.

Sarina Wiegman believes England "had to adapt" to Portugal's second-half changes following a 1-1 draw in their Nations League match.

The Lionesses made a promising start in their first Group A3 match, coming close through Lauren James and Ella Toone before Alessia Russo put them ahead in the fifteenth minute.

Lucy Bronze did well to control James' cross-field pass and launch a dangerous ball into the center of the area for Russo, who coolly tapped home.

England then had a comfortable period in the first half, with Portugal struggling to create much. However, a shift in momentum following the break saw the hosts apply more pressure, earning a point thanks to Kika Nazareth's equalizer.

Reflecting on the game, Wiegman told ITV: "Of course, I'd like to come away with more; I think we played a very good first half, and I think we could have scored some more goals, which would have helped."

"In the second half, they changed the shape, so we had to adapt. Then, when they began to push, we hoped to keep the ball better; what we did in the final minutes of the second half, we want to do better the next time."

A triple substitution in the second half boosted Portugal's performance, and Diana Silva and Ana Borges provided good opportunities.

Nazareth's introduction proved effective, as the Barcelona forward raced past Grace Clinton and into the box before smashing the ball into the top corner in the 75th minute.

Leah Williamson made a great save to deny Nazareth moments later before coming close herself in stoppage time with a header that was saved by Ines Pereira, and Wiegman believes England organised themselves better in the closing stages.

"They brought a lot more players up front, changed their shape and we were figuring out and at the end we did figure out," according to her.

"The first time they came through, they scored a great goal, but we knew we could have done better.

"Then we improved the organization and pushed a little further. Unfortunately, we were unable to score another goal.

England return to Nations League action on Wednesday when they face Spain, whom they lost to in the 2023 World Cup final.

Spain currently leads the table after rallying from behind to defeat Belgium with two stoppage-time goals.

Following the Spain match, four more Nations League games will be played before the European Championships begin in Switzerland in July.

When asked if England's low-scoring games are a concern with Euro 2025 approaching, Wiegman responded: "I'm not thinking about that; I'm just thinking about next Wednesday."

"We have work to do; it's Spain, and it'll be a tough game at Wembley. We'll review this game tomorrow, and then we'll head to Spain to try to win."

In other Nations League action, interim Scotland manager Michael McArdle's tenure began with a 1-0 loss to Austria at the Josko Arena.

Lilli Purtscheller fired the home side ahead after 14 minutes in the opening League A Group 1 fixture, and the home side deserved their lead at the break, despite the visitors missing a couple of chances.

Austria, who also had a new technical coach in Alexander Schriebl, might have expected the visitors to put up more of a fight after the break, but the home goal was rarely threatened.

Hayley Ladd's 100th appearance for Wales resulted in a 1-0 Nations League defeat against Italy.

Everton midfielder Ladd became only the tenth player to reach a century of caps for Wales in Monza, but he was unable to help the visitors recover from a slow start.

Barbara Bonansea broke the deadlock for Italy in the fifth minute, and it was enough to end the tie.

Northern Ireland lost 2-0 away to Poland in their Nations League debut.

The visitors faced an uphill battle in Gdansk after Ewelina Kamczyk and Adriana Achcinska scored in the first half.