How The 'greatest And Worst Shootout Of All Time' Unfolded

Lucy Bronze scored nan punishment that mattered and her feelings aft England's triumph complete Sweden summed up nan Lionesses' capacity - and nan punishment shootout - perfectly.

It was some "overwhelming and underwhelming," a shootout fraught pinch nervy moments but lacking successful quality.

One goalkeeper redeeming 4 penalties. The different keeping retired two. Three players missing nan target. A keeper blasting 1 complete nan crossbar.

After England dramatically restored their hopes erstwhile a Euro 2025 exit looked a near-certainty, a "stressful" shootout triumph complete nan Swedes earned them a spot successful nan semi-finals.

"I deliberation it was conscionable a rollercoaster, some overwhelming and underwhelming," Bronze told BBC Sport. "It was conscionable a crazy game".

Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton echoed Bronze's thoughts, saying it made for "stressful watching, stressful playing".

She told BBC Sport: "Every clip I saved 1 I was reasoning 'please conscionable put it successful truthful we person a spot of a cushion'. Their keeper past conscionable went and saved nan adjacent 1 and I was reasoning 'oh goodness, present we go.'"

Sweden 0-1 England (penalty one)

England won nan toss, benefitting from a shootout successful beforehand of their ain fans and took nan first penalty.

Up stepped Alessia Russo, nan Lionesses' trusty extremity threat. Jennifer Falk dived nan correct way, but her powerful effort ne'er looked for illustration being stopped.

"Russo has near thing connected nan transportation truthful to onslaught that arsenic sweetly arsenic she did - Falk went nan correct way, obscurity adjacent it," erstwhile England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis said connected BBC One.

Sweden 0-1 England (penalty two)

Hampton stood connected nan line, her chemoreceptor bloodied from a collision successful nan last moments of other time.

Filippa Angeldahl took nan first footwear for Sweden and sent it towards nan correct but Hampton sewage her hands to it.

"She's done her homework," reacted Brown-Finnis. Hampton knew precisely wherever to go.

Sweden 0-1 England (penalty three)

England couldn't make nan astir of their advantage.

Lauren James tried to spot her effort successful nan bottommost near area but Falk palmed it away.

Sweden 1-1 England (penalty four)

Sweden issued nan cleanable response. "Emphatic, beautifully struck," said Brown-Finnis.

Julia Zigiotti Olme showed nary nerves and near Hampton pinch nary chance. Her well-struck spot-kick went into nan apical area and Sweden levelled.

Sweden 1-1 England (penalty five)

Were emotions not already moving precocious enough, England fans were soon made moreover much anxious.

Beth Mead went for nan aforesaid spot arsenic James and faced nan aforesaid consequence - Falk saved. "It's a cushty tallness for nan goalkeeper," said Brown-Finnis.

Sweden 1-1 England (penalty six)

From a infinitesimal of agony to abrupt hope.

Magdalena Eriksson had nan chance to put Sweden successful front. Instead, her effort bounced disconnected nan acold post.

Sweden 1-1 England (penalty seven)

By this point, Falk was opening to look for illustration Sweden's saviour.

Alex Greenwood sent her punishment down nan middle. Falk dived, nan shot deed her and it bounced backmost out.

Three of nan Lionesses' 4 penalties saved.

Sweden 2-1 England (penalty eight)

Nathalie Bjorn put Sweden connected nan verge of victory, beating her Chelsea team-mate Hampton.

England had to people their next.

Sweden 2-2 England (penalty nine)

Who amended than nan subordinate who had netted nan winning footwear successful each of England's different 2 shootouts nether Wiegman to present erstwhile needed?

Chloe Kelly produced her trademark run-up, pinch a hop and a skip earlier firing past Falk.

"What a nighttime she is having," said BBC commentator Robyn Cowen.

Kelly had delivered nan assistance for England's first goal, past nan captious transverse which led to their second. Now, she'd kept their hopes of a shootout triumph alive.

Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 10)

Stepping up to return Sweden's 5th penalty, to put them into nan semi-finals, was nary different than keeper Falk.

She had already saved three, taking 1 arsenic good was "just being greedy," said Brown-Finnis.

The Sweden goalkeeper could not nutrient different infinitesimal of jubilation for nan her supporters and skied her footwear complete nan bar.

Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 11)

Surely, aft yet different miss, England would respond?

Not this time. Grace Clinton's anemic effort rolled to nan near which Falk easy saved.

By this point, it looked for illustration nan shootout mightiness ne'er end. "I can't judge really galore penalties we've missed," said Brown-Finnis.

Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 12)

Sweden erstwhile again had nan opportunity to triumph nan match. Sofia Jakobsson placed nan shot connected nan spot pinch conscionable 4 of nan 12 penalties earlier her having been scored.

She besides went to nan left, but Hampton tipped it onto nan station pinch her outstretched hand.

"These are cats pinch 9 lives, nan Lionesses," Brown-Finnis said.

Sweden 2-3 England (penalty 13)

England's astir dressed up subordinate stepped up for nan large moment.

Bronze had nary volition of wasting her chance and delivered nan cleanable penalty, thrashing it down nan mediate arsenic Falk dived to nan right.

The Lionesses person talked passim this tourney astir producing "proper English" performances - and Bronze's punishment was an "old schoolhouse Stuart Pearce type" of kick, said Brown-Finnis.

She added: "Full of passion, afloat of heart, nary delirium punishment correct into nan tile of nan net. Great strike, awesome player, awesome time."

Sweden 2-3 England (Smilla Holmberg misses, England win)

Sweden had to people to support their hopes alive. The occupation fell to 18-year-old Smilla Holmberg to effort to level.

Holmberg didn't moreover deed nan target. She sent her onslaught soaring complete nan crossbar. The English players ran disconnected successful celebration.

The Lionesses were through.

England's grounds goalscorer Ellen White, who was portion of nan squad that won Euro 2022, said nan shootout made for "terrifying watching".

She said: "I deliberation you've sewage to springiness afloat in installments to Falk arsenic good and nan measurement she saved a batch of those penalties for Sweden. I'd ne'er opportunity a bad connection astir a subordinate who's missed a penalty."

England displayed "character" successful an "amazing" show of resilience to move it astir from 2-0 down, added erstwhile England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley.

"Honestly that was incredible, specified tension," she said. "The measurement nan crippled went, nan substitutions, nan doubt, nan gameplan. So overmuch drama.

"The saves from Hampton and nan authority from Bronze. What a awesome crippled and what characteristic England showed. Such self-belief to bring them backmost into nan game."

It was only a crippled successful nan past eight, but Brown-Finnis said nan "magnificent finish" was "worthy of immoderate final".

Former England skipper Steph Houghton added that she thinks nan Lionesses person what it takes to get to nan final.

"Ultimately, a massive, monolithic triumph for England to travel backmost and return it to penalties," she added. "Hannah Hampton had a awesome game."

Maverick: After each these years we person yet recovered a squad who wherever truthful diabolical astatine taking penalties that we managed to triumph one. Other than that monolithic praise to Lucy Bronze who was and absolute prima coming her capacity was outstanding successful each measurement a ture leader.

NB22: "This must person been nan top punishment shootout ever - and worst punishment shootout ever astatine nan aforesaid time."

Frankie: "Bronze was immense each crippled and Kelly's preamble was nan turning point

"Sweden could and astir apt should person had it sewn up by half time

"Surprised Bronze didn't return 1 of nan first 5 pens though she did person strapping connected her leg

"Her punishment reminded maine of Stuart Pearce's each those years ago"

Kyle: "The punishment shootout was a drama of errors for nan astir part. There were a mates of bully penalties, but they were mostly dreadful- underpowered and excessively adjacent nan keepers.

"Both teams look for illustration they could do pinch a batch of believe successful that area.

"Anyway, onward and upward."