Sweden’s penalty takers were predetermined after the players asked the coaching staff to decide the order, but there was still shock as goalkeeper Falk stepped forward with the chance to send them tho

Reaction to a remarkable quarter-final at Euro 2025 as England beat Sweden on penalties after staging a remarkable late comeback.

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

Sweden, like France before them, targeted the left side of England’s defence. Wiegman eventually swapped centre-backs Jess Carter and Leah Williamson round, deploying the latter on the left, but by then England were already 2–0 down.

There were 14 penalties taken in England's shootout victory over Sweden - only five of them found the back of the net

Joe Carpenter hopes Saturday's England debut against the United States can take him one step closer to lining up with friend and Sale team-mate Tom Roebuck on the Test stage.

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.