Overview

• England will secure a place in the quarter-finals with victory over Wales, while Wales must win by at least four goals to keep their tournament hopes alive.
• Sarina Wiegman’s tactical adjustment of Alex Greenwood to left-back and Jess Carter to centre-back helped spark England’s dominant performance against the Netherlands.
• Alessia Russo provided three assists and Lauren James scored twice in the 4-0 win, highlighting the Lionesses’ attacking depth.
• Arsenal’s reported near-£1 million offer for Liverpool’s Olivia Smith could become the first seven-figure transfer in women’s football and underscores rising investment.
• Wales, making their major-tournament debut and rooted to the bottom of Group D, face an uphill battle to engineer the required four-goal swing.