England vs Sweden had weirdest penalty shootout ever
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Follow live reaction to England’s extraordinary penalty shootout victory over Sweden, in a game they trailed 2-0
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Defending champion England staged a remarkable late comeback to beat Sweden in penalties and advance to the semifinals.
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.
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.
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 started badly vs. Sweden, turned things around in 103 second-half seconds, then won a penalty shootout which saw nine misses to progress to the Euro 2025 semifinals. But they have their goalkeeper and two super-subs to thank.