England chasing history and out to forget record against Sweden ahead of Euro 2022 semi-final – The Warm-Up

TUESDAY’S BIG STORIES England’s big chance? Ad/> With Wembley in their sights, England must first overcome Sweden in Sheffield tonight in their bid to win a home Euros and first-ever major trophy. Euro 2022Meet the parents behind England star Lucy BronzeYESTERDAY AT 07:32 History awaits a side that were the Euros runners-up in 2009, which goes down as the Lionesses’ best showing at a major tournament to date. What has followed are three painful semi-final exits, at the 2015 and 2019 World Cups, and the Euros in between, and so tonight is about shaking off an unwanted tag of the almost-but-not-quites.

«I think it's necessary to be in the now,” said England boss Sarina Wiegman. „I do think you always have to learn from your experience and take out the things that you can take, to become better and learn. But it's no use now to talk about that all the time, because it's now, it is now.

So why should we talk about that all the time?“ It’s true, the past is the past, but sometimes these things have a tendency to stay with you. England will also be aware they’ve beaten Sweden just three times in 26 meetings, and have only lost more matches to Germany (21) – their potential final opponents. But don’t go talking of the final, either.

“»We first have to play a semi-final and that's the only thing that counts,” Wiegman added. «Again, we're in the now, all the focus is on our game against Sweden, and that's the only thing we talk about.” Okay Sarina, we will. So… what can we expect? Sweden are the No.