England had some royal encouragement at the Women’s European Championship on Wednesday with Prince William in the crowd to watch the Lionesses in their crucial match against the Netherlands.

England 's 4-0 win over Netherlands on Wednesday can be filed under statement performance. Sarina Wiegman's side went into the game at risk of a premature elimination from Euro 2025 but came out of it with their reputation as pre-tournament favourites enhanced. A win against Wales will secure passage to quarterfinals.

England face a crunch game with Netherlands at the Women’s Euros on Wednesday evening, after losing their opening match of the competition. It was a disappointing start to the campaign for Sarina Wiegman’s side,

ZURICH (AP) — England has never lost its first two matches at the Women’s European Championship. If that changes on Wednesday, the defending champion could very well be out of Euro 2025.

Fortunately Saturday’s defeat to France meant that England were guaranteed to be on the upward trajectory by Wednesday night. They comprehensively defeated the Netherlands 4-0 in Zurich to make sure they were masters of their own Euro 2025 fate.