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England: Winners
How England performed
The Lionesses qualified for the 2025 UEFA Women's Championship in Switzerland with three wins, two draws and a defeat from six fixtures. After a 2–1 home defeat by France they won the return 2–1 in France, and Russo was the leading scorer with three goals.
As holders from 2022, Sarina Wiegman's side, captained by Leah Williamson, lost their opening fixture 2–1 to France before beating the Netherlands 4–0, James scoring twice, and Wales 6–1. In the quarter-final against Sweden they trailed 2–0 until Bronze and Agyemang scored in the 79th and 81st minutes; the match finished 2–2 after extra time and England won the shoot-out 3–2. Agyemang's equaliser in the sixth minute of stoppage time forced extra time in the semi-final against Italy, and Kelly scored in the 119th minute for a 2–1 win. The final against Spain ended 1–1 after extra time, Russo equalising, and England won the penalty shoot-out 3–1 to retain the title they had won in 2022.
England fixtures
England
1–1
Sweden
England drew
England: Russo 24'
Sweden: Rolfö 64'
Republic of Ireland
0–2
England
England won
England: James 12', Greenwood 18' pen
Republic of Ireland: None
England
1–2
France
England lost
England: Mead 30'
France: De Almeida 41', Katoto 69'
France
1–2
England
England won
England: Stanway 22', Russo 35'
France: Diani 72' pen
England
2–1
Republic of Ireland
England won
England: Russo 5', Stanway 57' pen
Republic of Ireland: Russell 90+4'
Sweden
0–0
England
England drew
France
2–1
England
England lost
England: Walsh 87'
France: Katoto 36', Baltimore 39'
England
4–0
Netherlands
England won
England: James 22', Stanway 45+2', James 60', Toone 67'
Netherlands: None
England
6–1
Wales
England won
England: Stanway 13' pen, Toone 21', Hemp 30', Russo 44', Mead 73', Beever-Jones 89'
Wales: Cain 76'
Sweden
2–2
England
England drew
a.e.t., 2–3 pens
England: Bronze 79', Agyemang 81'
Sweden: Asllani 2', Blackstenius 25'
England
2–1
Italy
England won
a.e.t.
England: Agyemang 90+6', Kelly 119'
Italy: Bonansea 33'
England
1–1
Spain
England drew
a.e.t., 3–1 pens
England: Russo 57'
Spain: Caldentey 25'
England statistics
Full England squad
| No. | Player | Pos | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Hampton | GK | Chelsea | – |
| 2 | Lucy Bronze | DF | Chelsea | 1 |
| 3 | Niamh Charles | DF | Chelsea | – |
| 4 | Keira Walsh | MF | Chelsea | 1 |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood | DF | Manchester City | 1 |
| 6 | Leah Williamson C | DF | Arsenal | – |
| 7 | Lauren James | FW | Chelsea | 3 |
| 8 | Georgia Stanway | MF | Bayern Munich | 4 |
| 9 | Beth Mead | FW | Arsenal | 2 |
| 10 | Ella Toone | MF | Manchester United | 2 |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp | FW | Manchester City | 1 |
| 12 | Maya Le Tissier | DF | Manchester United | – |
| 13 | Anna Moorhouse | GK | Orlando Pride | – |
| 14 | Grace Clinton | MF | Manchester United | – |
| 15 | Esme Morgan | DF | Washington Spirit | – |
| 16 | Jess Carter | DF | Gotham FC | – |
| 17 | Michelle Agyemang | FW | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 |
| 18 | Chloe Kelly | FW | Arsenal | 1 |
| 19 | Aggie Beever-Jones | FW | Chelsea | 1 |
| 20 | Jess Park | MF | Manchester City | – |
| 21 | Khiara Keating | GK | Manchester City | – |
| 22 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | DF | Arsenal | – |
| 23 | Alessia Russo | FW | Arsenal | 5 |
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