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

England is optimistic that captain Leah Williamson will play against Italy in the Women’s European Championship semifinals on Tuesday.

The European Championships quarter-final clash between England and Sweden is a repeat of the 2022 semi-final in the same competition, a game England won 4-0 en route to lifting the trophy. The English will hope it’s a similar story here after a mixed bag at the Euros thus far.

Esme Morgan is "very optimistic" Lionesses captain Leah Williamson will be available for Tuesday's Euro 2025 semifinal against Italy.

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.

Raw emotion and a never-say-die attitude came to the fore as the European champions somehow made it into the semi-finals

As a bloodied Hannah Hampton saved two penalties to send England into the Euro 2025 semi-finals, it was all the more impressive given she was advised at a young age against pursuing football because of an eye condition that affects her depth perception.

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.

England goes head to head against Sweden in UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 on July 17 at 3 p.m. ET, held in Zürich, Switzerland. Which team will finish on top? Read on for our prediction.

Forward Chloe Kelly, who came off the bench to score a 110th-minute winner in the Euro 2022 final, said England's substitutes had become a tight-knit group at this year's tournament with their own WhatsApp group and goal celebration.