Soccer-Swedish coach backs 18-year-old Holmberg after decisive shootout miss


Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Quarter Final - Sweden v England - Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland - July 17, 2025 Sweden's Smilla Holmberg, Fridolina Rolfo and coach Peter Gerhardsson look dejected after the match REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

ZURICH (Reuters) -Sweden keeper Jennifer Falk made four penalty shootout saves but still managed to end up on the losing side as England triumphed3-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in their Women's Euro quarter-final on Thursday, leaving the Swedes distraught.

Falk played both the hero and the villain, making save after save from a succession of poorly-struck England penalties, but when she had the chance to win it, she fired her own effort way over the bar.

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