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 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.

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.

England beat Sweden on penalties in the Euro 2025 quarter-finals; Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton shone in Zurich; Leah Williamson could be an injury doubt for the semi-final against Italy; Michelle Agyemang is proving why she was selected,

With Italy waiting for England if they reach the semi-finals of Euro 2025, BBC Sport looks at how the Azzurre could threaten the Lionesses' quest to retain their title.

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

England have made the fewest changes to their starting line-up between games out of the eight teams through to the quarter-finals