England, Netherlands and UEFA Women's Championship
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England has got the defense of its Women’s European Championship title firmly back on track with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands, thanks to a Lauren James double.
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The Observer on MSNReturn to ‘proper England’ is the rallying cry inspiring LionessesBeing “proper England” has become the rallying cry within the women’s camp at Euro 2025, as they prepare to face Wales in their final group game today. A win will put them into the knockout stages, but any slip-up would mean relying on France for a favour in their match against the Netherlands.
Follow live updates as Sarina Wiegman and Alex Greenwood speak to media before England's game against Wales on Sunday (20:00 BST) England, who won the tournament in 2022, will advance if they beat tournament debutants Wales no matter the result in the Netherlands' match with France.
England had some royal encouragement at the Women’s European Championship on Wednesday with Prince William in the crowd to watch the Lionesses in their crucial match against the Netherlands.
Wales can prevent England from reaching the knockout stages should they take at least a draw from Sunday's final group stage fixture.
England Women delivered the performance they needed in their second match at Euro 2025 and are now strong favourites to progress to the quarter-finals as they close out their campaign against a