'Sweden should be scared' – Toone relishing Euros last 16 after England clinch qualification

Ella Toone said Sweden "should be scared" after England booked their place in the last 16 of Euro 2025 with a crushing 6-1 win over Wales.

The Lionesses went into their final group game needing a win to qualify for the knockout rounds, having lost to France in their opener before beating the Netherlands last time out.

England had six different goal scorers against Wales, with Georgia Stanway winning a penalty after a VAR review and then opening the scoring from the spot just 13 minutes in, with Toone netting their second eight minutes later.

Toone then turned provider for the other two goals in the first half, setting up Lauren Hemp for a back-post header before assisting Alessia Russo on the stroke of half-time.

Toone was directly involved in three goals (one goal, two assists) in a game for the fifth time in her England career. Since her debut in February 2021, only Beth Mead (seven) has had more matches with three or more goal involvements for the Lionesses.

England eased some of the pressure in the second half, though Mead slotted home their fifth 72 minutes in, with Wales netting a consolation four minutes later through substitute Hannah Cain, much to their supporters' jubilation.

Aggie Beever-Jones, who teed up Mead, then scored her first goal at a major tournament as she finished off the rout in the final minute, securing second spot in Group D behind France, who thrashed the Netherlands 5-2 to maintain their 100% record in the group stage.

Wales finished bottom of the group having lost all three of their matches at the tournament, with the Netherlands missing out, having lost their last two.

Toone was delighted with England's performance and believes they have what it takes to beat Sweden, whom they beat in the semi-final at Euro 2022 en route to the trophy.

"We were really good," Toone told ITV Sport. "It's always difficult to play against a team that sits in a low block; there isn't a lot of space for us, but I think we tired them out.

"It was nice that we got early goals in the first half.

"We watched Sweden the other night. They looked really good, a really good counter-attacking team. But we're feeling confident, they should be scared."

England have now progressed from the group stage in their last six major tournaments (World Cup/Euros), making them one of only three European nations to have done so since the 2015 World Cup, along with Sweden and France.

Sarina Wiegman now has the most wins by any manager at the Women's Euros, with tonight being the 14th victory she has overseen in the competition (overtaking Christina Theune-Meyer, 13).

Wiegman noted that while it was tough to lose their opener to France, she believes it has bolstered England for the rest of the tournament.

"We scored six goals, and a big part of the game we dominated, a very good game. Playing well is the most important; who scores is not that important, but I'm pleased Alessia got one," she said.

"I'm very happy. We knew ahead of this tournament how hard this group was going to be, then when you lose the first game, there is massive urgency to win the other two.

"It gave a lot of learnings with the team, and it brought us together - I think that's pretty good."