Euro 2025: Have Lionesses got easier draw by finishing second in their group?

England have faced Sweden three times in the past three years, with one of those fixtures being incredibly memorable for their fans.

They won 4-0 in the semi-finals of Euro 2022, the night where Alessia Russo scored her memorable backheeled effort.

England’s record goalscorer, Ellen White, played in that fixture and said she is “a bit terrified” about the Lionesses having to face Sweden in the quarter-finals.

“Whoever we were going to face was going to be a tough opposition,” she told BBC Radio 5 Live. “We’ve faced Sweden a number of times, everyone will remember that semi-final from 2022 where we beat them 4-0 and we’ve drawn with them recently as well.

“Sweden look very good, they beat Germany convincingly in their last game. I’m a bit terrified, I feel like there’s going to be a lot of goals, hopefully for England.”

The two teams are also the only European nations to reach the semi-final stage in each of the past three major tournaments.

The Scandinavian side have only twice, in 2009 and 2017, failed to make it to the last four in their previous 11 Euros.

Since their meeting at the last Euros, the sides have played out 1-1 and 0-0 draws in the Nations League.

Before that, England lost 2-1 to Sweden in the bronze medal match at the 2019 World Cup.

Sarina Wiegman’s side have won two, drawn two and lost five of the games they have played against Sweden in major competitions. Against Germany, they have won two, drawn one and lost five.