England into Euro 2025 semi-finals
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Defending champion England has staged a remarkable late recovery from two goals down to take its quarterfinal against Sweden to extra time at the Women’s European Championship.
England are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2025 after surviving a thriller against Sweden, with Lucy Bronze and Hannah Hampton the heroes in the penalty shoot-out. But a dramatic, gruelling win could have come at a cost ahead of Tuesday’s semi-final against Italy after captain Leah Williamson was forced off with an ankle injury and Bronze and Lauren James were seen limping at the end of full-time.
Defending champion England staged a remarkable late comeback to beat Sweden in penalties and advance to the semifinals.
The great news for footy fans in the UK is that free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV are sharing live duties for Euro 2025. This match is set to be shown live on BBC1, with coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. That also means you'll be able to stream the action online via BBC iPlayer.
Gerhardsson went out on a high by winning the Swedish Cup in 2016 (no other manager at Euro 2025 has won a senior trophy in men’s football).
The bench was a huge weapon for England when they won Euro 2022 and, as we enter the knockout stages in Switzerland, it will be again. Sweden will look to wear England down with their physicality and Wiegman will need fresh legs off the bench.
The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 matchup between England and Sweden is slated for July 17 at 3 p.m. ET in Zürich, Switzerland. Want to watch live on TV? Details are below in this article.
England boss Sarina Wiegman says the dramatic quarter-final victory over Sweden was "one of the hardest games she's ever watched' - after her Lionesses side book their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2025 after beating Sweden on penalties.