Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk points x-rated evaluation of her spot-kick in penalty shoot-out drama

Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk gave a blunt evaluation of her penalty within the spot-kick defeat to England final night time, describing it as “f****** s***”.

Falk was handed the accountability of placing her nation via to a semi-final with Italy on the Girls’s Euro 2025 however blazed her effort over the bar.

Loopy scenes! 😱

Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk steps up and has the prospect to win the penalty shootout however blazes over the bar! #BBCFootball #WEuro2025 pic.twitter.com/SNPMAC4UPV

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 17, 2025

She instantly redeemed herself by saving Grace Clinton’s effort however Sofia Jakobsson then missed with the match on the road.

Lucy Bronze blasted residence handy England the lead and the Lionesses progressed 3-2 when Smilla Holmberg lashed her penalty excessive.

Lionesses salvage draw after 90 minutes with two late targets

It was a chaotic ending to a match that ended 2-2 with defending champions England hitting again from 2-0 down with 11 minutes to go in regular time.

Falk was excellent within the shoot-out, saving 4 spot-kicks, till it got here to utilizing her ft as an alternative of her arms.

The 32-year-old informed Expressen: “Peter [Gerhardsson – Sweden manager] requested if I may do it after which I stated sure.

“I simply thought I’d take a couple of deep breaths and put it to the left, which I didn’t do.

“It was f****** c*** after which it was nearly specializing in saving the subsequent penalty.”

We had the match in our arms – Eriksson

Sweden defender Magdalena Eriksson felt her facet ought to have sewn the sport up earlier than it even received to extra-time and penalties.

She stated: “I really feel unhappy, empty, disenchanted, all on the similar time. This shall be laborious to maneuver on from. We had the match [in our hands] and it’s so extremely unlucky that we didn’t handle to take care of our lead.”

England have been on their approach residence as the sport reached its latter phases, targets from Kosovare Asllani and Arsenal ahead Stina Blackstenius contained in the opening 25 minutes placing Gerhardsson’s crew in complete management.

However Sarina Wiegman executed her substitutions to perfection. Bronze pulled one again after which Michelle Agyemang prodded England stage.

“They began to push, bringing on offensive gamers and placing stress on our again line. In the long run they received their reward. We defended the field effectively all through the match however in these two conditions we didn’t do this.

“We gave all the pieces and it’s unlucky that it’s not sufficient. I’m extremely disenchanted.”

An absolute roller-coaster experience! 🎢

Listed here are one of the best bits from England’s penalty shootout win over Sweden. Take pleasure in. pic.twitter.com/UnA1hSfkOp

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 18, 2025

Euro 2025 quarter-final fixtures

Wednesday, July 16

QF1: Norway 1-2 Italy (Geneva)

Thursday, July 17

QF3: Sweden 2-2 England (2-3p) (Zurich)

Friday, July 18

QF2: Spain vs Switzerland (Bern, 20:00, BBC)

Saturday, July 19

QF4: France vs Germany (Basel, 20:00, ITV)

Semi-finals

Tuesday, July 22

SF1: Winner QF3 v Winner QF1 (Geneva, 20:00)

Wednesday, July 23

SF2: Winner QF4 v Winner QF2 (Zurich, 20:00)

Ultimate

Sunday, July 27

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (Basel, 17:00)

Girls’s Euro 2025 teams: Which groups certified?

England got a tough activity in Group D, going through 2017 champions the Netherlands and a France crew ranked eleventh on this planet by Fifa.

Elsewhere, eight-time champions Germany met inaugural winners and four-time finalists Sweden in Group C, whereas Spain’s try to succeed in the ultimate for the primary time pitted them towards opponents together with Italy, runners-up in 1993 and 1997.

Group A

Finland, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland

Group B

Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal

Group C

Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden

Group D

England, France, Netherlands, Wales

Girls’s Euro 2025 fixtures, schedule

Euro 2025 Group stage

Wednesday, July 2

Group A: Iceland 0-1 Finland (Thun)Switzerland 1-2 Norway (Basel)

Thursday, July 3

Group B: Belgium 0-1 Italy (Sion)Spain 5-0 Portugal (Bern)

Friday, July 4

Group C: Denmark 0-1 Sweden (Geneva)Germany 2-0 Poland (St.Gallen)

Saturday, July 5

Group D: Wales 0-3 Netherlands (Lucerne)France 2-1 England (Zurich)

Sunday, July 6

Group A: Norway 2-1 Finland (Sion)Switzerland 2-0 Iceland (Bern)

Monday, July 7

Group B: Spain 6-2 Belgium (Thun)Portugal 1-1 Italy (Geneva)

Tuesday, July 8

Group C: Germany 2-1 Denmark (Basel)Poland 0-3 Sweden (Lucerne)

Wednesday, July 9

Group D: England 4-0 Netherlands (Zurich)France 4-1 Wales (St.Gallen)

Thursday, July 10

Group A: Finland 1-1 Switzerland (Geneva)Norway 4-3 Iceland (Thun)

Friday, July 11

Group B: Italy 1-3 Spain (Bern)Portugal 1-2 Belgium (Sion)

Saturday, July 12

Group C: Sweden 4-1 Germany (Zurich)Poland 3-2 Denmark (Lucerne)

Sunday, July 13

Group D: Netherlands 2-5 France (Basel)England 6-1 Wales (St.Gallen)

Tips on how to watch Girls’s Euro 2025: TV channels, dwell stream

Within the UK, protection shall be shared between the BBC and ITV. The fixture listing above exhibits which channel is broadcasting every match within the group stage, with the division of video games within the semi-finals to be confirmed.

Followers can watch the video games on-line and live-stream them on an enormous vary of gadgets via the BBC Sport web site, BBC iPlayer app, ITV.com and the ITVX app.

Girls’s Euro 2025 tickets: Tips on how to purchase

Tickets vary from round £22-£35 between the group stage and the quarter-finals, with the semi-finals having an higher worth vary of round £61 and tickets for the opening recreation and last ranging between round £26-£79.

For full particulars and to guide, go to UEFA.com’s ticketing web page for Girls’s Euro 2025.