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

Follow live reaction to England’s extraordinary penalty shootout victory over Sweden, in a game they trailed 2-0

It was a thrilling climax to a game in which England teetered on the brink of elimination, only to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

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

BBC Sport analyses how England's Euro 2025 group-stage performance compares to how they performed in the opening round at Euro 2022.

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

Sweden, like France before them, targeted the left side of England’s defence. Wiegman eventually swapped centre-backs Jess Carter and Leah Williamson round, deploying the latter on the left, but by then England were already 2–0 down.

Aygemang was at the heart of the comeback, the teenager causing chaos with her movement and power. Her run down the right almost gave England a winner right at the death, but Alessia Russo’s shot was saved.