Women's Euro 2022: England put four past Sweden; through to the final

England is heading back to Wembley Stadium for a European Championship final This time its the womens team going for the titleSealed with an impudent backheeled goal by Alessia Russo England swept past Sweden with a 40 win on Tuesday in the first Euro 2022 semifinal matchGermany or France awaits in Sundays final they play on Wednesday and the winner will be taking on a host team that has captured the imagination of a nation Just like Englands mens team did last summer at Euro 2020 when it got to the final at Wembley but lost in a penalty shootout to ItalyFootballs Coming Home English soccers anthem was sung by the excitable home fans in the crowd of 28624 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield in the final minutes of what proved to be a onesided match as England reached the final of a European Championship for the third time after 1984 and 2009 England lost both times and has never won a major international tournamentThe Swedes ranked No 2 in the world behind the United States were supposed to represent Englands toughest test of the tournament but they had no answer to the attacking power of Sarina Wiegmans team Or its brilliant finishingThis result will go all over Europe and the world Wiegman said It was such a performance that tomorrow everyone will talk about usAlso Read Barcelona forward Ansu Fati optimistic about returning to best formBeth Mead scored her tournamenthigh sixth goal to set England on its way controlling Lucy Bronzes cross from the right and shooting home first time on the turn from 10 yards meters in the 34th minuteMead is only the second player to score six goals at a single Womens Euros after Germanys Inka Grings in 2009 Bronze Englands right back scored herself in the 48th with a farpost header from a leftwing corner the ball going through two pairs of legs and past latediving goalkeeper Hedvig LindahlThe third goal was the best of all and summed up the confidence coursing through this England team Russo just on as a substitute had a closerange shot saved but gathered the rebound and facing away from goal produced a cheeky backheel that went through the legs of the 39yearold LindahlFran Kirby added the fourth through a chip from the edge of the area that Lindahl got both hands to but couldnt stop the ball rolling into the netI dont think we started the game well but still we found a way said Wiegman who was coach of the Netherlands team that won the Euros in 2017The match could have been different had Sweden taken a couple of early chances the first falling to Sofia Jakobsson after barely 20 seconds but Mary Earps made a save with her left footThen in the 11th minute Stina Blackstenius headed against the crossbar from only a few yards out at a corner England survived worked out how to really hurt Sweden primarily down the flanks and didnt look backThe Swedes the European champions in 1984 were looking to reach their first final since 2001 and fifth in totalInstead they are going home and it is England heading to the final thrilling a nation that has fallen for its entertaining womens team that has scored 20 goals this tournament nine more than any other countryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever