‘Proper England’ mentality can help them get past Sweden

England’s women are banking on their “proper England” mentality to come through a testing quarter-final against Sweden at Euro 2025 on Thursday.

The defending champions credited their resurgent performances, including a 4-0 victory over the Netherlands, to rediscovering their identity following a disappointing 2-1 loss to France in their opening match at the European Championship.

“Proper England is who we are and what we want to show and of course it has to do with our tactics...