England 6-1 Wales: Lionesses rout Wales to set up Sweden showdown in quarter-finals | OneFootball

Defending champions sail into knockout stages in style

England thrashed Wales 6-1 to cruise into the last eight of Euro 2025 at the AFG Arena in St Gallen.

The Bayern Munich midfielder showed great feet to bamboozle Carrie Jones on the edge of the Welsh area, and she was felled by the Norrkoping youngster, initially winning a free kick before VAR upgraded the decision to a spot-kick.

Ella Toone made it two shortly after as she stabbed home after Alessia Russo had been denied from close range from Olivia Clark, and the Lionesses threatened to run riot inside the half-hour as Lauren Hemp towered above Esther Morgan at the far post to nod a Toone delivery home.

Russo had her goal at long last a minute shy of the interval, with Toone the provider once more after some lovely interplay down the right between the Manchester United midfielder, Lauren James, and Lucy Bronze. Toone got to the byline and cut it back for her close friend to take a touch, and stab into the corner.

It took England another half hour to notch a fifth, and it was one of the substitutes - Beth Mead - who showed poise and composure to feint and shift onto her left, arrowing beyond Clark. The goal demonstrates the serious strength in depth that Wiegman has at her disposal.

Hannah Cain scored a sublime consolation just four minutes later for Wales after a moment of genius from Jess Fishlock, who steamed forwards determinedly, before sliding in her team-mate with a superb pass. Cain rattled home beyond Hampton to spoil the Lionesses’ clean sheet, but the gloss was reapplied on the victory in the dying embers, as Aggie Beever-Jones scored her first major tournament goal with a header from close-range.

It wrapped up a superb evening for Wiegman’s side, with the Dutch boss able to rest her key figures in preparation for Sweden in the quarter-finals.

They looked dead and buried after that narrow 2-1 defeat to France, but now, the Lionesses’ title defence is alive.