Women's EURO quarter-finals: Sweden vs England facts

In a repeat of their 2022 semi-final, former winners Sweden take on holders England at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 quarter-finals.

Sweden recorded three wins from three to top Group C, beating Denmark (1-0), Poland (3-0) and Germany (4-1), while England scored ten goals in their final two group games as they saw off Netherlands (4-0) and Wales (6-1) in Group D to finish second behind France, to whom they had lost 1-2 in their opener.

It is the third Women's EURO tournament in a succession, and fourth in the last five, in which England have made it out of the group stage. Sweden have extended their perfect record of always reaching the knockouts since a group stage was introduced in 1997, when they were co-hosts.

Previous meetings

Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze and Alessia Russo all scored in a 4-0 win for England in their semi-final against Sweden in the 2022 semi-final in Sheffield, the hosts going on to win the tournament.

Sweden beat England 2-1 in Nice in the third place play-off at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson getting the goals. Jakobsson also scored against England in a 2-0 friendly win in Rotherham on 11 November 2018.

Sweden defeated England 4-3 on penalties in Luton after a 1-1 aggregate draw (1-0 h, 0-1 a) in the inaugural UEFA-run European Competition for Women's Football final in 1984, former head coach Pia Sundhage converting the winning spot kick.

Sweden also triumphed 3-2 after extra time in a 1987 semi-final between the nations in Moss, Norway.

They faced off in the group stage of three successive Women’s EURO tournaments, Sweden winning 4-0 in 2001 and 1-0 in 2005 before a 1-1 draw in 2009.

The teams last met in qualifying for this tournament, Russo again on target in a 1-1 draw at Wembley, Fridolina Rolfö equalising for the visitors. A goalless draw in their final group stage fixture in Gothenburg ensured that second-placed England – who qualified directly – finished three points ahead of play-off-bound Sweden.

Form guide

Sweden

Sweden began their Women's EURO campaign with a 1-0 defeat of Denmark in Geneva thanks to Filippa Angeldahl's second-half strike, and a trio of headed goals from Stina Blackstenius, Asllani and Lina Hurtig earned a 3-0 win over Poland in Lucerne on Matchday 2 that sealed progression.

A 4-1 comeback win against Germany in Zurich on Matchday 3 ensured that Sweden topped their group for only the second time, and the first since the inaugural group stage in 1997. After falling behind early, goals from Blackstenius (12), Smilla Holmberg (25), Rolfö (34pen) – on her 100th cap – and Hurtig (80) completed a 4-1 win – the first time Germany have conceded four goals in a Women's EURO game, qualifying included.

Sweden have won two and lost two of their four Women's EURO quarter-final ties, beating Belgium 1-0 in 2022.

Asllani has now scored at four Women's EURO final tournaments, more than any other Swedish player, and on Matchday 2 became the third player to reach 20 appearances in Women's EURO final tournaments, after Germany's Prinz (23) and Solvieg Gulbrandsen of Norway (20). She is now just two behind Prinz.

With a record of W2 D2 L2 Sweden finished ahead of Republic of Ireland but behind France and England in qualifying Group A3. They progressed to the play-offs as a result, and recorded a 12-0 aggregate victory against Luxembourg (4-0 a, 8-0 h) before reaching the finals with an 8-0 defeat of Serbia (2-0 a, 6-0 h).

Angeldahl, Blackstenius and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd all scored four goals in qualifying.

Making their 12th finals appearance and ninth in succession in 2025, 1984 champions Sweden have reached a further three finals, losing to Norway in 1987 (1-2) and Germany in 1995 (2-3) and 2001 (0-1 golden goal).

Sweden have been eliminated by the eventual champions in each of the last three EURO finals.

Ever-presents at the Women's World Cup, Sweden finished third in 2023; they were finalists in 2003 and won Olympic silver in both 2016 and 2021.

Peter Gerhardsson has been in charged since succeeding Sundhage after Women's EURO 2017.

England

Both of England's first two group games were staged in Zurich. Keira Walsh's late strike was not enough to prevent defeat by France in their opener, but Sarina Wiegman's side responded emphatically against Netherlands on Matchday 2 with Lauren James scoring twice and Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone once each in a 4-0 victory, Alessia Russo supplying three assists.

Their quarter-final berth was confirmed with a 6-1 Matchday 3 triumph against neighbours Wales. There were six different scorers for the holders with Stanway, Toone, Lauren Hemp, Russo, Mead and Agnes Beever-Jones all on target in St.Gallen.

England are now the first team to score ten or more goals in three Women's EURO groups, having done so in 2017, 2022 and 2025.

England have won all three previous Women's EURO quarter-final ties, defeating Spain 2-1 after extra time in 2022.

England qualified for their tenth finals, and seventh in succession, after finishing runners-up to France in Group A3 (W3 D2 L1), ahead of Sweden and Republic of Ireland.

Russo struck three times during qualifying, one more than team-mate Stanway.

Wiegman's England defeated Germany at Wembley in the final of Women's EURO 2022 to win their first major trophy. Toone (62) put England in front and, though Germany forced extra time, substitute Chloe Kelly scored the winner for the tournament hosts.

The Lionesses have also twice been runners-up; that loss to Sweden in 1984 and 2-6 to Germany in the 2009 final in Helsinki.

England have reached at least the semi-finals in three of the last four tournaments.

Following their 2022 success, during which they became the second nation after Germany to go through the group stage without conceding, England reached the final of the 2023 Women's World Cup, losing 0-1 to Spain in Sydney.

Wiegman, in charge since September 2021, is the only coach to win the EURO title with two different countries following her 2017 success with Netherlands.

Key facts

• Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Sweden have never won four successive Women's EURO final tournament matches.

• Sweden are unbeaten in 15 international games (W11 D4).

• England have won 12 of their last 14 Women's EURO final tournament matches (L2).

• There has been at least one goal in England's last 37 Women's EURO finals games.