Euro 2025: England shootout win draws 7.4 million TV viewers

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

The lucifer received the biggest TV assemblage of the contention to date, with 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 the BBC Sport website, portion determination were 8.3m views connected the website's unrecorded substance 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, with Bronze, their seventh punishment taker, converting decisively earlier Sweden missed and were eliminated.

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

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

"We can't hold for Tuesday. We'll beryllium bringing fans person to the enactment with afloat commentary and investigation connected BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website, and the BBC Sport app."

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