England Too Strong For Sweden? Brown-finnis' Euros Predictions - Quarter-finals

There are only 8 teams near successful Euro 2025 and they are each dreaming of glory successful nan last astatine St Jakob-Park successful Basel connected 27 July.

Holders England are 1 of them, but will nan Lionesses proceed their advancement erstwhile they look Sweden successful nan quarter-finals?

BBC Sport shot master Rachel Brown-Finnis is predicting nan result of each 31 games successful Switzerland.

She was correct astir 4 of nan 8 matches successful nan last information of group games, meaning she has been correct astir 16 of nan 24 (67%) matches truthful far.

One of nan games that caught her retired was Sweden's 4-1 triumph complete Germany. Like Rachel, you did not spot that coming either - from thousands of votes only 13% of you went pinch a Sweden win, and only ONE personification sewage nan nonstop scoreline - congratulations to whoever that was.

You besides ended up pinch a people of 4/8 from that group of matches, leaving you connected nan aforesaid full wide of 16/24 (67%) now nan group shape is complete.

Will you aliases her do amended adjacent time? You tin make your ain predictions for nan quarter-finals below, including world champions Spain against nan hosts.

Before nan tournament, Brown-Finnis chose 7 of nan 8 teams that are done to nan knockout stage, including England, who she believes will triumph nan tournament.

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This is simply a very difficult crippled to call. I person watched some teams unrecorded retired present successful Switzerland and they person some impressed me.

Italy were really bully successful their last crippled successful Group B against Spain and they will beryllium looking for a akin type of capacity present - coagulated defensively, while besides carrying a threat.

Andrea Soncin's broadside took nan lead against nan world champions and, though they mislaid 3-1 successful nan end, they really shocked Spain - and astir apt rather a fewer neutral observers arsenic good - by moving them truthful close.

They were capable to compression Spain because of really good they were group up without nan ball, but besides nan measurement they counter-attacked erstwhile they won it back. They showed everyone really you tin get astatine Spain and unfastened them up.

Spain predominate possession against everyone they play, truthful Italy's strategies mightiness beryllium somewhat different here. I still deliberation they will beryllium well-organised though.

Norway are successful decent style too, however, and had a 100% grounds arsenic they topped Group A.

I consciousness for illustration they person improved arsenic nan tourney has gone on, and they look to person really put their ft connected nan pedal since their mediocre show successful nan first half of their opening crippled against Switzerland.

In nan past, Norway would person gone into this crippled arsenic large favourites but Italy drew pinch them doubly successful qualifying and they will not position themselves arsenic underdogs anymore.

That's nan measurement I consciousness too. This is is going to beryllium very close, and I tin spot it going to extra-time, but I person a emotion Italy will separator it and declare what would beryllium a immense scalp.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-2 aft other time.

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For starters, Sweden are going to want revenge for for their 4-0 semi-final loss astatine Euro 2022, erstwhile England swept them away.

They person already showed group really beardown they are now by topping Group C and smashing Germany 4-1 on nan way.

Germany's extremity successful that crippled is nan only 1 Sweden person conceded truthful acold and moreover erstwhile they haven't played peculiarly well, for illustration successful their opener against Denmark erstwhile they appeared a small reserved, they still got nan win.

So, this is going to beryllium very reliable trial for England but I deliberation nan Lionesses person sewage nan value they request to get done and, against nan Netherlands and Wales, they person reached nan required levels pinch their performances too.

If England spell 100%, past successful immoderate facet you want to measurement this game, I deliberation they will person excessively overmuch for Sweden.

They drew doubly erstwhile they met each different successful qualifying but this is knockout tourney shot now and that has very different demands, which sees different qualities radiance through.

England person already efficaciously had 1 knockout crippled astatine this tournament, erstwhile they played nan Dutch knowing that if they mislaid they were out.

We saw how Sarina Wiegman's broadside responded then, and nan script seemed to bring nan champion retired of them.

I americium co-commentating connected this crippled and I'm expecting a akin communicative here, pinch different full-tilt capacity from England.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-3

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I americium co-commentating connected this crippled too, and nan disparity betwixt Spain and Switzerland feels for illustration nan biggest of immoderate of nan 4 quarter-finals.

Spain are clear favourites here, for a reason. The world champions are going to triumph and astir apt people a fewer much goals, aft hitting 14 successful nan group stage, truthful Switzerland really conscionable request to effort and clasp retired for arsenic agelong arsenic they can.

There person already been large celebrations present because nan Swiss person sewage done to a knockout shape of a Euros for nan first time.

So, this tourney has already been a occurrence for them connected nan transportation arsenic good arsenic disconnected it, pinch record integer viewing figures and nan attendances astatine games., external

This feels for illustration nan past guidelines for nan hosts because they won't support Spain out, but I americium going to opportunity nan Swiss will people excessively - that is improbable to happen, but I really want them to extremity these Euros pinch thing to grin about.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 4-1

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What a necktie this is.

Along pinch Norway, Spain and Sweden, France sewage done their group pinch a 100% record, which intends they person won each 11 games they person played this year.

Germany, successful contrast, will still beryllium stinging from their 4-1 conclusion to Sweden - thing no-one saw coming, good isolated from nan 1 scholar who predicted it. I consciousness a spot amended astir getting that 1 incorrect now.

As agreed arsenic England's squad performances person been present truthful far, Germany's show successful that crippled felt for illustration acold much of a scattergun approach.

Carlotta Wamser's reddish paper intelligibly didn't thief but they looked amazingly disjointed, lacked organisation and subject successful transition, and their passing was each complete nan place.

I cognize what a Germany guidance looks and feels like, however, and that is what I americium expecting France to consciousness nan afloat unit of here.

A spot for illustration nan consequence we saw from England against nan Netherlands aft their conclusion by France, Germany will cognize they request to beryllium truthful overmuch amended successful each section aliases they are going home.

From nan semi-finals of Euro 2022 to nan quarter-finals of nan 2015 World Cup, Germany ever look to get nan amended of France successful knockout shot and I don't spot that changing here.

France's onslaught has helped ray up this tourney and of people they won't spell retired without a fight, but Germany will person a immense pursuing successful Basel and I deliberation their fans will beryllium nan ones celebrating successful nan end.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-2 aft other time.