Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk issues x-rated assessment of her spot-kick in penalty shoot-out drama

Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk gave a blunt assessment of her penalty in the spot-kick defeat to England last night, describing it as “f****** s***”.

Falk was handed the responsibility of putting her country through to a semi-final with Italy at the Women’s Euro 2025 but blazed her effort over the bar.

Crazy scenes! 😱

Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk steps up and has the chance to win the penalty shootout but blazes over the bar! #BBCFootball #WEuro2025 pic.twitter.com/SNPMAC4UPV

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 17, 2025

She immediately redeemed herself by saving Grace Clinton’s effort but Sofia Jakobsson then missed with the match on the line.

Lucy Bronze blasted home to hand England the lead and the Lionesses progressed 3-2 when Smilla Holmberg lashed her penalty over the top.

Lionesses salvage draw after 90 minutes with two late goals

It was a chaotic ending to a match that ended 2-2 with defending champions England hitting back from 2-0 down with 11 minutes to go in normal time.

Falk was outstanding in the shoot-out, saving four spot-kicks, until it came to using her feet instead of her hands.

The 32-year-old told Expressen: “Peter [Gerhardsson – Sweden manager] asked if I could do it and then I said yes.

“I just thought I would take a few deep breaths and put it to the left, which I didn’t do.

“It was f****** c*** and then it was just about focusing on saving the next penalty.”

We had the match in our hands – Eriksson

Sweden defender Magdalena Eriksson felt her side should have sewn the game up before it even got to extra-time and penalties.

She said: “I feel sad, empty, disappointed, all at the same time. This will be hard to move on from. We had the match [in our hands] and it’s so incredibly unfortunate that we didn’t manage to maintain our lead.”

England were on their way home as the game reached its latter stages, goals from Kosovare Asllani and Arsenal forward Stina Blackstenius inside the opening 25 minutes putting Gerhardsson’s team in total control.

But Sarina Wiegman executed her substitutions to perfection. Bronze pulled one back and then Michelle Agyemang prodded England level.

“They started to push, bringing on offensive players and putting pressure on our back line. In the end they got their reward. We defended the box well throughout the match but in those two situations we didn’t do that.

“We gave everything and it’s unfortunate that it’s not enough. I’m incredibly disappointed.”

An absolute roller-coaster ride! 🎢

Here are the best bits from England’s penalty shootout win over Sweden. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/UnA1hSfkOp

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 18, 2025

 

Euro 2025 quarter-final fixtures

Wednesday, July 16

QF1: Norway 1-2 Italy (Geneva)

Thursday, July 17

QF3: Sweden 2-2 England (2-3p) (Zurich)

Friday, July 18

QF2: Spain vs Switzerland (Bern, 20:00, BBC)

Saturday, July 19

QF4: France vs Germany (Basel, 20:00, ITV)

Semi-finals

Tuesday, July 22

SF1: Winner QF3 v Winner QF1 (Geneva, 20:00)

Wednesday, July 23

SF2: Winner QF4 v Winner QF2 (Zurich, 20:00)

Final

Sunday, July 27

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (Basel, 17:00)

 

Women’s Euro 2025 groups: Which teams qualified?

England were given a tricky task in Group D, facing 2017 champions the Netherlands and a France team ranked 11th in the world by Fifa.

Elsewhere, eight-time champions Germany met inaugural winners and four-time finalists Sweden in Group C, while Spain’s attempt to reach the final for the first time pitted them against opponents including Italy, runners-up in 1993 and 1997.

Group A

Finland, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland

Group B

Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal

Group C

Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden

Group D

England, France, Netherlands, Wales

Women’s Euro 2025 fixtures, schedule

Euro 2025 Group stage

Wednesday, July 2

Group A: Iceland 0-1 Finland (Thun)
Switzerland 1-2 Norway (Basel)

Thursday, July 3

Group B: Belgium 0-1 Italy (Sion)
Spain 5-0 Portugal (Bern)

Friday, July 4

Group C: Denmark 0-1 Sweden (Geneva)
Germany 2-0 Poland (St.Gallen)

Saturday, July 5

Group D: Wales 0-3 Netherlands (Lucerne)
France 2-1 England (Zurich)

Sunday, July 6

Group A: Norway 2-1 Finland (Sion)
Switzerland 2-0 Iceland (Bern)

Monday, July 7

Group B: Spain 6-2 Belgium (Thun)
Portugal 1-1 Italy (Geneva)

Tuesday, July 8

Group C: Germany 2-1 Denmark (Basel)
Poland 0-3 Sweden (Lucerne)

Wednesday, July 9

Group D: England 4-0 Netherlands (Zurich)
France 4-1 Wales (St.Gallen)

Thursday, July 10

Group A: Finland 1-1 Switzerland (Geneva)
Norway 4-3 Iceland (Thun)

Friday, July 11

Group B: Italy 1-3 Spain (Bern)
Portugal 1-2 Belgium (Sion)

Saturday, July 12

Group C: Sweden 4-1 Germany (Zurich)
Poland 3-2 Denmark (Lucerne)

Sunday, July 13

Group D: Netherlands 2-5 France (Basel)
England 6-1 Wales (St.Gallen)

 

How to watch Women’s Euro 2025: TV channels, live stream

In the UK, coverage will be shared between the BBC and ITV. The fixture list above shows which channel is broadcasting each match in the group stage, with the division of games in the semi-finals to be confirmed.

Fans can watch the games online and live-stream them on a vast range of devices through the BBC Sport website, BBC iPlayer app, ITV.com and the ITVX app.

 

Women’s Euro 2025 tickets: How to buy

Tickets range from around £22-£35 between the group stage and the quarter-finals, with the semi-finals having an upper price range of around £61 and tickets for the opening game and final ranging between around £26-£79.

For full details and to book, visit UEFA.com’s ticketing page for Women’s Euro 2025.