Watch Sweden v England on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday 17 July, with kick off at 8pm BST. Gabby Logan is live in Zurich as England take on Sweden in their quarter-final at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 tournament.

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

Defending champion England beat Sweden on penalties Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Women’s European Championship after staging a remarkable late recovery from two goals down to draw 2-2.The shootout featured some terrible penalties before England triumphed 3-2 with 18-year-old Smilla Holmberg missing the last one after Lucy Bronze had powerfully dispatched hers for the Lionesses.

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 then bounced back by defeating the Netherlands 4-0 and Wales 4-1 to get to this stage of the tournament. In the win over the Netherlands, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo, Beth Mead, and Aggie Beever-Jones scored for England, setting up for this thrilling matchup against Sweden.

Reaction to a remarkable quarter-final at Euro 2025 as England beat Sweden on penalties after staging a remarkable late comeback.

The great news for footy fans in the UK is that free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV are sharing live duties for Euro 2025. This match is set to be shown live on BBC1, with coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. That also means you'll be able to stream the action online via BBC iPlayer.