Holders England through to semi-finals with 3-2 win in penalty shootout
Bronze scored winning penalty for Lionesses as nine spot-kicks were missed in total
England fought back from 2-0 down with late goals from Bronze and Agyemang
They will face Italy in last four on Tuesday
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'They did that the hard way!' - The moment England won the shootout
England win on penalties after fightback against Sweden to advance to Euro semis
Watch all the penalties as England beat Sweden
How Hampton kept England in the game against Sweden
'One of the hardest games I've ever watched' - Wiegman on Lionesses quarter-final comeback
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Right, it's approaching 00:30 at BBC Sport HQ, 01:30 in Zurich.
How's your blood pressure? I think we're all in need a lie down after all that.
The Lionesses march on and are one win away from a third straight major (European Championship/World Cup) final.
I'll leave you with highlights and clips from an extraordinary night at Euro 2025.
Sweden 2-2 England (aet, England win 3-2 on pens)
Jill Scott
England Euro 2022 winner on BBC One
I'm just so, so happy they've gone through. They've played so well. I think you've got to find a way to win. There are so many moments in extra time where you've just got to dig in. You've got nothing left in your legs but you look round and think 'I'm going to run extra for my mates'.
Sweden 2-2 England (aet, England win 3-2 on pens)
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England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, speaking to BBC Sport: "Overall very happy but would have preferred it not to go to penalties and cause the extra stress that it did.
"The girls got behind me a lot so to be able to go out and help them tonight and the whole team put on a performance like we did was a lovely moment.
On Falk stepping up for the penalty: "I was more panicking that we didn't have any data on her and where she was going but I was a bit surprised. She did unbelievably well in the shoot-out itself with all of the saves she did and I was thinking she might just focus on saving them like I tried to do!
"It's always a high pressured moment a penalty shootout so she had enough bravery to step up for Sweden and she's seen as a hero for the amount she saved."
On if she'd take a penalty: "I want to but they tell me to focus on the saves. If it comes to it I can take one. I get a bit excited and my striker instincts come out."
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This was the moment Hannah Hampton's post-match news conference was interrupted by a phone call from home.
"I'll call you back!" said the England goalkeeper to her family, who were phoning up to congratulate her on her performance.
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One of the most enjoyable and nerve shredding matches I’ve ever seen! Watching Lucy strapping her leg up and Hannah’s rather unglamorous nosebleed cure really summed up the team’s determination and resilience. What a great result for the Lionesses, and all credit to Sweden for a truly great game.
Andy, Scarborough.
Sweden 2-2 England (aet, England win 3-2 on pens)
Jonas Eidevall
San Diego Wave manager on BBC One
Sarina is probably going to go away from this game thinking more about how her back four is looking, both with injuries and performances I don't think Sarina would be happy with.
The players are now full of confidence, they have the players who can come in and do the job and that's important.
Sweden 2-2 England (aet; 2-3 on pens)
Steph Houghton
Former England captain on BBC 5 Live
I think Sweden can hold their heads up high. They gave absolutely everything and bar France the have been one of the best teams in this tournament. They've really stuck to what their strengths are, they've had some unbelievable individual performances.
I thought Angeldahl must have ran about three or four marathons there driving her team forward and it goes really under the radar.
Blackstenius as well, there's been so much talk about her responsibility and what she can bring but she really led the line and caused us a lot of problems.
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Image source, Getty ImagesEngland became the first team to progress from a knockout tie at the Women’s European Championship having trailed by two or more goals. The Lionesses have won all three of their penalty shootouts under Sarina Wiegman, having lost each of their previous four.
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England goalscorer Chloe Kelly, speaking to BBC Sport: "We were just as stressed as the fans, I think. We knew we had to bounce back, we weren't at our best in the first half but we knew we were capable of doing so.
"I didn't feel under pressure, I just wanted to create some goals for the girls and do my best. I think there are times against a top team where you are struggling a little bit, I think that's football. It's about sticking together in those moments, it's riding the storm together and knowing we've got resilient moments and can bounce back from anything."
On feelings going into the penalty shootout: "We worked hard on the training pitch. We had the experience of playing in a shootout in 2023. I think there's a lot of belief within us. We got the job done."
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England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton is answering questions in the media room at Stadion Letzigrund right now. Her mobile phone starts ringing...it's her family wanting to congratulate her.
"I'll call you back!," she says.
Sweden 2-2 England (aet, England win 3-2 on pens)
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England defender Lucy Bronze, speaking to Uefa: "It's just overwhelming. I think both teams deserved to go through, if I'm being honest. Scoring the goal in the game, I felt ecstatic, that's something I know I can bring to the team, I can always bring energy when we're lacking.
"I don't know about penalties, I've never taken one for England but I know that I'm confident in my ability and in Hannah [Hampton] as a keeper, so I knew I had to step up and take one for the team. I never had any doubt of where I was going or what I was doing and I knew Hannah would come up with the goods."
On being a game away from the final: "Amazing, This England team, as long as I've been playing in it, we've always go to the semi-finals, so couldn't let ourselves down today by not getting there. I think Italy offer a different test to Sweden but another top team, a team we've watched throughout the Euros, fully deserve to be in the semi-final and we're really excited to play against them."
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Image source, Getty ImagesIt's 00:55 Friday morning in Zurich and Hannah Hampton has just arrived in the press room at Stadion Letzigrund. She's not going to forget this night in a hurry.
Sweden 2-2 England (aet, England win 3-2 on pens)
England
England manager Sarina Wiegman, speaking to Uefa: "It was a dramatic night. It was a very emotional night. It went from left to right, and back and forth. We started not good, we went down 2-0, we were really struggling but we fought ourselves back in the game. I thought the team showed so much resilience, that was just incredible, we made it 2-2 then to extra time and some injuries, some cramp. That was really tough too.
"Then we got this penalty shootout, I've never experienced anything like this, that was so crazy. I thought three times we were out and they missed again and then at the end we scored one more than they did and we're through."
On Hannah Hampton's performance: "I'm very pleased with the team performance but she made a difference today. We know she's a very intelligent keeper and she showed that during the game and also in the penalty shootout when she had that save."
On facing Italy: "I don't have thoughts on that yet. We have four days, which is nice to have an extra day. Tonight it's just we're so happy to be through and tomorrow we start thinking about Italy."
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Driving back to Bern after the game. Can't wait for the semi-final on Tuesday but can it be a little less stressful, don't know if we can take it!
Sophie P and Ryan S (on a WEuro road trip)
Wow, what a game! After the Agyemang goal I screamed so loudly that four police officers turned up at our door thinking there had been a murder! Here’s to hoping Italy is comparatively less stressful. 🤣
Charlotte, Harrow
No way anyone should be dissed tonight but those player ratings? Lucy Bronze is no question the one. Phenomenal performance from a phenomenal player.
Simon
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Ellen White
England Euro 2022 winner on BBC One
Image source, Getty ImagesI've known Hannah since she was 16-years-old at Birmingham and to see her development and growth now into England No 1 and saving penalties in quarter-finals of tournaments, I am very proud for her.
She has a big role in these Euros with Mary Earps retiring. She made a few mistakes in the game but she still had that mentality to come back in that shootout and really help England overcome Sweden.
England win on penalties after fightback against Sweden to advance to Euro semis
England produced a remarkable comeback to continue the defence of their European title as they beat Sweden in a breathtaking quarter-final penalty shootout.
Defender Lucy Bronze, England's seventh penalty taker, slammed her spot-kick into the roof of the net before Sweden's Smilla Holmberg put her effort over the bar at the end of a chaotic shootout.
Sweden only scored two of their seven penalties, with England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton saving two of them, while her Swedish counterpart Jennifer Falk kept out four spot-kicks and missed a chance to win it when she put her shot over the bar.
Victory for Sarina Wiegman's side came after they fought back from 2-0 down with 11 minutes of normal time left, to take the game to extra time in Zurich.
Sweden had gone 2-0 up after 25 minutes through captain Kosovare Asllani and Arsenal forward Stina Blackstenius as England struggled to create much.
But Bronze headed in Chloe Kelly's cross with 11 minutes to go and teenage substitute Michelle Agyemang calmly slotted the ball past Falk from close range moments later.
England will face Italy on Tuesday, 22 July at 20:00 BST for a place in the Euro 2025 final.
'They did that the hard way!' - The moment England won the shootout
It was all about England's resilience as they first came back from two goals down in normal time, before producing the goods in a crazy shootout.
Sweden goalkeeper Falk had the chance to seal victory with their fifth penalty but blasted the ball over the bar.
England midfielder Grace Clinton's effort was then saved by Falk but Hampton denied Sofia Jakobsson - Sweden's second chance of securing victory.
It was fitting then, that veteran defender Bronze, playing in her seventh major tournament, should step up to the spot, knowing she had the chance to put England in the driving seat.
After she fired the ball into the roof of the net, she paused to roar at the fans behind the goal before returning to her team-mates to celebrate on the halfway line.
The 33-year-old has scored twice in the tournament and showed her experience in the crucial moment after England's defence had been ruthlessly exposed in a brutal first half by Sweden.
Jess Carter had been completely outmatched, struggling to handle Blackstenius and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd's pace down England's left-hand side, while Alex Greenwood could offer little support.
But while England's defensive frailties have been on show for a while, so has the positive impact of their substitutions and they all played a key role in the comeback.
England rode their luck, leaving it nervously late to respond and may not be so fortunate against other heavyweight opposition, but they have been here before. They know the score.
London City Lionesses midfielder Asllani was bullish in her pre-match media conference, reminding people of Sweden's stature in world football and stressing they had "no fear".
Her team backed it up on the pitch with a blistering first-half display, as Asllani took less than two minutes to dent England's confidence when she coolly slotted the ball past Hampton.
It was an onslaught for the opening 10 minutes as Sweden pressed intensely and forced England into mistakes – ruthlessly exposing their defensive frailties.
Blackstenius left Carter chasing shadows when she raced in behind to make it 2-0 to Sweden and it seemed game over for England at half-time.
But Peter Gerhardsson's side lost their composure in the second half as England's response came and they failed to capitalise on their lead in the shootout.
They will rue the chances they missed in normal time as Blackstenius could have extended her tally and Hampton was unbeatable at set-pieces.
Watch all the penalties as England beat Sweden
Collectively, England struggled in the first half, but captain Leah Williamson performed well at the back for large spells, and Lauren Hemp was a threat at the other end.
Kelly made a crucial difference when she came on as a substitute and Niamh Charles also defended brilliantly in extra time.
But it was goalkeeper Hampton who was England's star of the day, pulling off two saves in the shootout and playing a vital role in their victory.
Blackstenius was the standout performer in a well-drilled Sweden side who complemented each other's strengths well.
Her explosive runs in behind stretched England's defence and she had the composure to put away her chance midway through the first half.
England became the first team to progress from a knockout tie at a women's Euros having trailed by two or more goals.
They have won all three of their penalty shootouts under Wiegman, having lost each of their previous four.
Asllani's opener was the quickest goal that England have conceded in a Euros knockout match, and the quickest scored by Sweden in the history of the tournament.
England have scored three goals via substitutes in Euro 2025, more than any other team.
There were just 103 seconds between England's two goals in normal time.
England's defence of their title continues and they progress to the semi-finals where they will face Italy, ranked eight places lower than them in the world, on Tuesday, 22 July at 20:00 BST.
Sweden exit the competition having lost their first match since July 2024, ending a run of 15 games unbeaten.
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