Sweden embraces its underdog status at the Women’s European Championship but could change perceptions if it defeats England in Thursday’s quarterfinal in Zurich.

England are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2025 after a tense match with Sweden in Zurich on Thursday. It was truly a match of two halves, with Sweden leading 2-0 until the last few minutes of normal time. The Lionesses were able to equalise in the last 11 minutes of the match, which took the game to extra time.

Euro 2025 has shown that everyone can get on the scoresheet. But what does that actually say about the football? The Athletic’s Michael Cox watched every match to bring you the moments you may have missed.

A chaotic opening spell gave England plenty to think about if they play either of these teams in the quarter-finals