Lucy Bronze was hailed as "one of a kind" by Sarina Wiegman after England's penalty-shootout win over Sweden. Bronze, in her seventh major tournament, was exceptional for England as she helped them battle back from 2-0 down to force a penalty shootout.

Players from England and Sweden heaped praise on each other for their bravery in a penalty shootout at the Women's European Championship on Thursday, despite a record-low conversion rate and criticism from fans.

Defending champion England has staged a remarkable late recovery from two goals down to take its quarterfinal against Sweden to extra time at the Women’s European Championship.

Watch Sweden v England on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday 17 July, with kick off at 8pm BST. Gabby Logan is live in Zurich as England take on Sweden in their quarter-final at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 tournament.

Sweden's agonising defeat by England on penalties in coach Peter Gerhardsson's final game in charge had them exit Euro 2025 on Thursday and plunged the team into a period of uncertainty as many others in the set-up also consider their futures.

Raw emotion and a never-say-die attitude came to the fore as the European champions somehow made it into the semi-finals