England Shootout Win Draws 7.4 Million Tv Viewers

More than 7 cardinal viewers tuned successful to BBC TV sum arsenic England hit Sweden successful a punishment shootout successful Thursday's Euro 2025 quarter-final.

The lucifer received nan biggest TV assemblage of nan title to date, pinch a highest assemblage of 7.4 cardinal and a highest assemblage stock of 65%.

It besides generated astir 3 cardinal online streams crossed BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website, while location were 8.3m views connected nan website's unrecorded matter page.

The Lionesses, defending their European title, fought backmost from 2-0 down to unit other clip and penalties successful Zurich acknowledgment to second-half goals from Lucy Bronze and Michelle Agyemang.

England past won a chaotic punishment shootout 3-2, pinch Bronze, their seventh punishment taker, converting decisively earlier Sweden missed and were eliminated.

The consequence for England sets up a semi-final gathering pinch Italy successful Geneva connected Tuesday, 22 July.

Alex Kay-Jelski, head of BBC Sport, said: "I was biting my nails connected nan sofa pinch nan remainder of nan fans. What a triumph for nan Lionesses!

"We can't hold for Tuesday. We'll beryllium bringing fans person to nan action pinch afloat commentary and study connected BBC Radio 5 Live, nan BBC Sport website, and nan BBC Sport app."

BBC Sport is broadcasting 1 of nan semi-finals on pinch nan last connected Sunday 27 July. Every knockout crippled is disposable to perceive to unrecorded connected BBC Radio 5 Live and Sounds.