England beat Sweden on penalties to reach Euro 2025 semis
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Lucy Bronze converts from the spot before Smilla Holmberg misses for Sweden to send England through to the semi-finals of Euro 2025, with the Lionesses winning a dramatic penalty shootout 3-2.
Raw emotion and a never say die attitude came to the fore as England somehow made it into the semi-finals of Euro 2025
England then bounced back by defeating the Netherlands 4-0 and Wales 4-1 to get to this stage of the tournament. In the win over the Netherlands, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo, Beth Mead, and Aggie Beever-Jones scored for England, setting up for this thrilling matchup against Sweden.
Watch Sweden v England on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday 17 July, with kick off at 8pm BST. Gabby Logan is live in Zurich as England take on Sweden in their quarter-final at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 tournament.
England goes head to head against Sweden in UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 on July 17 at 3 p.m. ET, held in Zürich, Switzerland. Which team will finish on top? Read on for our prediction.