The theme of Wales' historic Euro 2025 campaign has been the act of climbing a mountain. At the beginning of their qualifying campaign, manager Rhian Wilkinson set her players the goal of becoming the first Wales team to reach a women's major tournament. That, she said, was climbing the mountain.

England go into the clash against Wales knowing that a win will ensure passage to the quarterfinals. Sarina Wiegman's side provided a reminder of why they were heavily-touted favourites at Euro 2025 in their 4-0 win over Netherlands on Wednesday.

England has secured a spot in the Women’s European Championship quarterfinals after a dominant 6-1 victory over Wales.