Follow live reaction to England’s morale-boosting 4-0 victory over the Netherlands, with Lauren James scoring twice

Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman and players hailed a "proper England" performance after they hammered the Netherlands 4-0 in Zurich on Wednesday.

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.

The easiest route for England to advance is to win on Sunday. A win will guarantee the Lionesses a spot in the quarterfinals, and potentially even leapfrog them into the top spot in Group D if the Netherlands also beat France by enough goals for England to overtake France on goal difference. As it stands, England is behind France by one goal.

France produced a dominant display to thrash Wales 4-1 and go top of Group D at Euro 2025 on Wednesday, outclassing their opponents who scored their first goal at a major championship.

England have their backs up against the wall after dropping their Euro 2025 opener. Can the Lionesses bounce back against the Netherlands?

Netherlands great Vivianne Miedema’s 100th goal in international soccer was key to a 3-0 win over debut-making Wales at the Women’s European Championship on Saturday. After Miedema’s injury-hit season,