England, Wiegman and Sweden
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England reached the semi-finals of a sixth consecutive major tournament with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Sweden but amid the euphoria of victory there are plenty of tough questions for manager Sarina Wiegman to answer.
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England reached the semi-finals by beating Sweden at Euro 2025; Kosovare Asllani and Stina Blacktenius had given Sweden a first-half lead; the Lionesses hit back late on to take the game to extra-time;
England won arguably the most bonkers match of the Sarina Wiegman-era – reaching the Euro 2025 semi-finals with a shootout for the ages. The win over Sweden extracted all of Wiegman’s
Sarina Wiegman confirmed that captain Leah Williamson “rolled her ankle” during England ’s chaotic Euro 2025 win over Sweden and said the defender will be assessed before the semi-final against Italy on Tuesday.
The Lionesses knew defeat would likely end their Euros hopes but they produced arguably their best display under Wiegman
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Lauren James, who was a major doubt ahead of Sarina Wiegman’s squad selection, played her first match since April when she came on as a 63rd minute substitute in Sunday’s pre-tournament friendly — a 7-0 thrashing of Jamaica. And Wiegman said James could even start when the Lionesses kick off their title defense against France on Saturday in Zurich.