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Sweden Women 0-0 England Women: Lionesses struggle to create but reach Euro 2025 with goalless draw | Football News

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July 17, 2024

Ella Toone led the line for England but the Lionesses could not find a way through against Sweden in Gothenburg

England Girls picked up the purpose they wanted to safe Euro 2025 qualification however had been once more discovered wanting in entrance of objective in a 0-0 stalemate in Sweden.

The Lionesses may solely pressure Zecira Musovic into two saves all evening in Gothenburg and failed to attain for the primary time in virtually a yr, after Sarina Wiegman had stated they “ought to have scored extra” of their earlier recreation with Eire.

Once more she stated England weren’t medical sufficient as they did not make their first-half dominance depend and provides themselves a extra serene path to the finals.

“You’ll be able to all the time say we weren’t ruthless sufficient, we had one large probability within the first half then we have now to have the numbers [in the middle],” Wiegman advised ITV Sport.

“We had some moments we may have shot however handed, and I feel within the first half we had some nice alternatives from free-kicks.

“They defended nicely, however we may’ve accomplished extra to make the probabilities higher.”

England had been left in a Catch-22 state of affairs with France’s shock defeat to Eire which means any victory would have seen them prime the group, and earn a priceless seeding for the Euro 2025 finals subsequent summer season.

However having began so brightly, they had been left to carry onto a draw following the second-half affect of Hanna Bennison and Rosa Kafaji from the Sweden bench, with the latter unfortunate to not win a penalty following a rash problem from Leah Williamson.

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd additionally examined new England No 1 Hannah Hampton with a long-range effort late on which the Chelsea goalkeeper was at full stretch to maintain out.

England’s finest alternatives got here by way of a Lucy Bronze header from a free-kick which she telegraphed straight at Musovic, whereas Georgia Stanway twice went near notching her twentieth England objective however simply missed with an effort from the angle and a 20-yard drive.

The Lionesses must wait till December to find their destiny for the Euro 2025 group levels, as they give the impression of being to defend their title in Switzerland subsequent summer season.

Williamson: We do not make it straightforward once we do not rating

England captain Leah Williamson chatting with ITV Sport: “We do not make it straightforward for ourselves once we do not rating. However we have seen out a recreation, similar as France.

“These are robust fixtures, particularly coming to locations like this, it is small however the Swedish followers had been loud and so they performed very well. It is a good draw.

“They modified ways, have totally different threats together with top however I feel we stood agency and stayed true.

“We could not play the soccer we needed within the second half, which put us below loads of strain.

“I feel first half, I actually loved enjoying in. I felt good, it is the top of the season, I have not performed as a lot as all of them so if I did not look recent I would be involved.

“There’s much more to come back, we have taken care of enterprise and we are able to put together now to get probably the most out of ourselves.

“Everyone knows how that went, and I feel everyone desires extra.”