England Cruise to UEFA Ladies Euro 2025 Quarterfinals with 6-1 victory on Wales

England rode in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Ladies Euro 2025 with a 6-1 victory on Wales to finish second in Group D.

Georgia Stanway fired England ahead of the penalty place before Ella Toone’s Rebound attack and the 30th minute head of Lauren Hemp brought them into strong control, because strikes from Alessia Russo, Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones completed a dominant victory.

Wales, however, denied the lion ribbons a clean slate through a 76th minute strike by Hannah Cain via Jess Fishlock’s clinical pass to the left of the box on a quick counterattack.

England, however, finished second behind France as Group D after Delphine Cascarin’s Brace Plus goals from Sandie Toletti, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sakina Karchaoui completed a 5-2 victory in third place in the Netherlands, because the Dutch briefly briefly left behind Victoria Pelova and Selma’s own.

Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses will now meet Sweden in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday 17 July at 9 p.m. CEST (8 p.m. in the VK) in the second quarterfinals, while France opposite Basel only 48 hours later on Saturday 19 July in Basel in Basel in Basel.

After the match, Tone spoke with ITV about the prospect of being confronted with Sweden and warned the Swedes to be “scared” in what she expects to be a tough battle between the two favorites in the top of the knockout area, with a semi-final against Norway or Italy.

“It will be a difficult game. We recently watched them and they were really good. We have to be on our best game.

“I think they should be afraid!”

Despite their slender chances of mathematical qualification, Wales took the fight to England in an evenly planned opening nine minutes until Carrie Jones Stanway just polluted in the box, although referee-Frida Mia Klarlund initially avoided a free kick for the lions.

However, a VAR intervention saw the set piece destroyed and awarded a fine after a three-minute delay, and Stanway quietly ahead of England with a 13th minute penalty in the top left corner despite the right dive of Olivia Clark on her right side.

England began to take control after their breakthrough and their second goal came only eight minutes later, when Hemp nodded a cross through Deflections from Stanway and Wales Defenders to Russo, who cut off for Toone to get the rebound after her first shot was blocked.

Lauren James placed a 26th minute volley wide and then became almost two minutes later almost two minutes later when Russo nodded her cross wide.

However, James was able to set the third goal of England in half an hour, while she was free on the overlap to hit a cross to the left post, which hennp calmly met a pounding header to put the lionesses in sturdy control.

That grip became tighter in the 44th minute when neatly plays the right saw for Russo to casually turn into her almost left corner to get the fourth goal of the lion ribbons.

England, however, was at the head of the main record during the break after Selma Bacha’s own goal had put the Netherlands 2-1 against France, after he initially fell behind the efforts of Sandie Toletti before Pelova equalized for the Dutch

Wiegman therefore decided to rest Toone and Hemp when Jess Park and Mead were introduced during the break. Followed by Chloe Kelly and Aggie Beever-Jones shortly before the hourly trip, while England continued to control the game.

Wales’ second half of resistance eventually broke in the 72nd minute when Insver-Jones Mead set up to switch on a shot from close to Clark to further extend England’s lead.

However, England’s defense was caught only four minutes later when Fishlock quickly broke forward and released Cain to focus High in the extreme right -wing angle, because Wales only yielded their second goal at a major tournament.

In the meantime, France made it right through Katoto against the Netherlands just past the hourly trip before Cascarin’s Quick-Fire Brace and the penalty of Karchaoui Les Bleuees through as a group D winners.

Beever-Jones eventually restored the winning margin of five goals from England with an 89th minute header from Mead’s Cross when the Leeuwessen entered the quarterfinals.

Teams

England: Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze (Charles 79 ′), Leah Williamson, Jess Carter, Alex Greenwood, Georgia Stanway, Keira Walsh, Ella Toone (Park 46 ′), Lauren James (Kelly 56 ′), Alessia Hemp (Mead-Jones

Replacements: Niamh Charles, Beth Mead, Maya le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse, Grace Clinton, Esme Morgan, Michelle Agyemang, Chloe Kelly, Aggie Beever-Jones, Jess Park, Khiara Keating, Lotte Wubben-Moy

Wales: Olivia Clark, Esther Morgan, Rhiannon Roberts, Gemma Evans, Lily Woodham (Green 46 ′), Jess Fishlock, Angharad James, Ceri Holland (Kaïn 65 ′), Carrie Jones (Barton 85 ′), Rachel Rowhe (Kill 65 ′),

Replacements: Kayleigh Barton, Hannah Cain, Charlie Estcourt, Josie Green, Alice Griffiths, Elise Hughes, Sophie Ingle, Lois Joel, Hayley Ladd, Safia Middleton-Patel, Elia Powell, Poppy Soper

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