Follow live reaction to England’s extraordinary penalty shootout victory over Sweden, in a game they trailed 2-0

Defending champion England staged a remarkable late comeback to beat Sweden in penalties and advance to the semifinals.

Defending champion England staged a remarkable late recovery from two goals down to take its quarterfinal against Sweden to extra time on Thursday at the Women’s European Championship. England had been trailing almost from the start after Kosovare Asllani fired Sweden in front with less than two minutes on the clock and Stina

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.

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

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's agonising defeat by England on penalties in coach Peter Gerhardsson's final game in charge had them exit Euro 2025 on Thursday and plunged the team into a period of uncertainty as many others in the set-up also consider their futures.

Smilla Holmberg missed PK, England advanced past Sweden and clinch spot in Euro Semifinals. 10 HOURS AGO・UEFA Women's EURO・0:47

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.

The Euro 2025 quarter-final will kick off at 8pm UK time (9pm local time) on Thursday 17 July in Zurich. It will be live on BBC One and iPlayer with coverage starting from 7pm.

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England head coach Sarina Wiegman was thrilled with her team’s togetherness and fight after they came from two goals down to eventually defeat Sweden 3-2 on penalty kicks in their UEFA Women’s