England is optimistic that captain Leah Williamson will play against Italy in the Women’s European Championship semifinals on Tuesday.

Of the 13 penalties that have been missed at Euro 2025, it should be noted that three have come against the host nation Switzerland. Hegerberg missed her first penalty in the opening game in Basel, with Caldentey and Putellas also failing to convert against the hostile home fans in Bern.

Lionesses count injuries after surviving penalty drama to progress at Euro 2025 - England 2-2 Sweden (3-2 on penalties): The Lionesses came from 2-0 down to beat Sweden on penalties and reach Euro 202

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

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.

Gerhardsson went out on a high by winning the Swedish Cup in 2016 (no other manager at Euro 2025 has won a senior trophy in men’s football).

England goes head to head against Sweden in UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 on July 17 at 3 p.m. ET, held in Zürich, Switzerland. Which team will finish on top? Read on for our prediction.

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