England are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2025 after a quite ludicrous football match with Sweden. Not much of it made

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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.

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.

Players from England and Sweden heaped praise on each other for their bravery in a penalty shootout at the Women's European Championship on Thursday, despite a record-low conversion rate and criticism from fans.

Blackstenius is so good at running in behind. The way she took the first goal in Sweden's 4-1 win over Germany showed a real intelligence to keep onside. It was top-level forward play. She has been accused of missing clear-cut chances, but she executed that perfectly. That will have given her a real boost.

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.

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 started badly vs. Sweden, turned things around in 103 second-half seconds, won a penalty shootout which saw nine misses to progress to the Euro 2025 semifinals.

The England manager will contest her fifth consecutive final when the Lionesses play Spain on Sunday, and explains why she has worried less and celebrated more at Euro 2025