Sweden, England and UEFA Women's Championship
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England are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2025 after a quite ludicrous football match with Sweden. Not much of it made
Lionesses resuscitate Euros title defence with heart-stopping shootout win - Sarina Wiegman’s side recovered from a dreadful start to win after extra time
It was a thrilling climax to a game in which England teetered on the brink of elimination, only to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Mead came on for Toone and went to the right wing, James dropped into a floating midfield role, and Agyemang joined Russo up top. Then Kelly came on for Hemp on the left wing on 78 minutes. So England had two wingers, two strikers and James.
In a pulsating quarter‑final at the Women’s EURO, England pulled off a comeback for the ages, overturning a 2‑0 deficit to defeat Sweden via penalties and book a semi‑final clash with Italy.
Reigning, defending European champions England pulled off an incredible two-goal comeback and won a seven-round penalty shootout against Sweden that saw the two sides convert just five times total.
As Sweden face England again in the knockout stages of a major tournament there is a belief that ‘something feels different’ after a statement win
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Sweden embraces its underdog status at the Women’s European Championship but could change perceptions if it defeats England in Thursday’s quarterfinal in Zurich.
England heroine Lucy Bronze said it was "grit, determination and hard work" that pushed the team to win their UEFA Women's quarter-final against Sweden, as her teammates and coach paid tribute to her action-packed performance.
Williamson starts but Carter drops to bench for Euro 2025 semi-final - The Lionesses are looking to reach a third consecutive major final but face a dangerous Italy side with nothing to lose