Linda Sembrant scores stoppage time winner to send Sweden to semi-finals against England

Sweden made it through to the semi-finals of Euro 2022, where they will face hosts England, after a dramatic late winner from Linda Sembrant in added time. Sweden have great pedigree in this tournament, making the final four, eight times in the last 12 editions, while Belgium left in the group stage of their debut in 2017 – to say Sweden went in as favourites would be a gross understatement. Ad/> Sweden failed to deliver on that pedigree in the first half, which ended goalless, though that was after VAR ruled Stina Blackstenius’s 25th minute effort to be offside.

Euro 2022Miedema returns to Netherlands training after Covid; Sweden's Glas and Kullberg test positive20/07/2022 AT 12:16 Outside of this, Sweden dominated possession but lacked quality in the final third. While Belgium’s defending often looked on the chaotic side, Nicky Evrard made a few crucial saves. Euro 2022 fixtures/results Euro 2022 tables Euro 2022 top scorers The stalemate continued into the second half, with Kosovare Asllani and Filippa Angeldahl piling pressure on the Belgian side, but the deadlock could not be broken and Sweden’s big stars, Blackstenius and Fridolina Rolfo seemed to be missing in action.

Spectators could be forgiven for thinking the possession ratio was weighted far more heavily in Sweden’s favour, given the sheer number of attempts, but it was relatively even. At the 33rd time of asking, Sweden found the net thanks to Sembrant, in the 92nd minute, to put them through to the semi-finals. TALKING POINT – Can Sweden stop England? On the strength of that performance, absolutely not.