England will be at Euro 2025 to defend their title - but will need to improve if they are to convince supporters they can go all the way again.
Sarina Wiegman's side had the task in Sweden of securing automatic qualification for next year's tournament in Switzerland.A lack of ruthlessness in front of goal and sloppiness at the back have been rife this year - so is there more to come from England in the next 12 months?
But this was a far more nervy encounter, with England needing to dig deep to get over the line and prevent Sweden from snatching victory late on. It is clear other nations have caught up with England, but Williamson, who hopes to lift the trophy again in Switzerland, is not fazed. "It’s good we now have a year. I think in the first half we played very good football. The only thing we didn’t do was score a goal.
"In defence, especially in the second half when Sweden are forcing a little more, you want to get more control of the game," added Wiegman.
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