Sarina Wiegman hailed a captain’s contribution from Lucy Bronze after the England veteran inspired her teammates in last night’s dramatic quarter-final win over Sweden. The reigning European champions looked destined for an early exit when they trailed 2-0 at half-time following a lacklustre display.

Sarina Wiegman called for a ‘proper England ’ performance as the Lionesses prepare to face Sweden in the quarter-finals of 2025. The defending champions got their tournament off to a poor start in Switzerland when they were beaten by France, but responded amid significant pressure to thrash the Netherlands 4-0.

England's women are banking on their "proper England" mentality to come through a testing quarter-final against Sweden at Euro 2025 on Thursday.