Overview

• Substitute Chloe Kelly’s precise crosses set up Lucy Bronze’s 79th-minute header and Michelle Agyemang’s 81st-minute finish to force extra time and a 2-2 draw.
• After a goalless extra time, nine penalties were missed in a chaotic shootout that England won 3-2 when Sweden’s Smilla Holmberg sent her spot kick over the bar.
• Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton produced crucial saves throughout the match and continued between the posts despite sustaining a bloodied nose in extra time.
• Manager Sarina Wiegman called it “one of the hardest games I’ve ever watched” and credited halftime tactical tweaks for halting Sweden’s early control.
• England will now face Italy in the semi-final in Geneva on Tuesday, July 22, as they chase back-to-back European titles.