England meet Sweden in the semi-finals of the Women’s Euro 2022
England host Sweden in the Women’s Euro 2022 semi-final on Tuesday here at Bramall Lane and the hosts will be looking to secure a place in the final of the competition for the first time since 2009. “The England team is ready to play. their best game tomorrow against Sweden, and hopefully we inspire the nation, England manager Sarina Wiegman said at a pre-match press conference.
England, the hosts of the tournament, have the support of the fans, which can be a big factor in high-intensity games. “I hope the fans will give us a lot of energy again. We will do it ourselves, but it was really an extra thing, an extra dimension, what we got in our last games, and it’s really exciting. We hope that we will make them proud again,” she added.
Earlier in the quarter-finals, England edged past Spain 2-1 in a tight game thanks to Stanway’s extra-time winner. “We had a bit of a setback, of course that’s part of the game too, conceding a goal, but we stayed calm, we kept trying to play our game and then the result came. I think we’re really strong and we can handle some setbacks,” Wiegman said.
“I think to go through that and be so successful… really helped the team and really showed our resilience and it’s a big step in our development,” she added. We’re looking forward to the game against Sweden, Weigman added, “I think it’s going to be a very tight game. We know they’ve done really well over the last few years, they’ve always done really well in the women’s game, they’re no. 2 in the FIFA ranking.”
“It will be a difficult game, I think completely different to what we had against Spain, because they have a different style of play. But we are prepared,” she continued. England have had a fantastic competition so far, conceding just one goal and scoring 20 goals so far in the tournament.
Meanwhile, an extension for Linda Sembrant helped Sweden set up a Euro 2022 semi-final clash with England after a 1-0 win over Belgium in the quarter-finals on Friday. The winner of the match between England and Sweden will meet the winner of the match between Germany and France. (ANI)
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