No. 5 England advances to UEFA Women’s Euro semifinal

The GIST: Two UEFA Women’s Euro quarter-finals (QFs) down, two to go — and the knockout round drama is already unmatched. Scroll on to see who’s already booked a spot in the semis before reading up on this weekend’s must-see matches.

▶️ No. 13 Italy to take on No. 5 England in semis: Italy’s 2–1 Wednesday QF win over No. 16 Norway was entertaining, but yesterday’s match between the defending champs and No. 6 Sweden was ferocious. Trailing 2–0 at halftime, horse girl second-half substitute Chloe Kelly sparked two quick Lioness goals, forcing extra time before England prevailed 3–2 in a messy penalty shootout.

• P.S. GISTers were rightfully split when guessing this QF winner: 51% chose England and 49% selected Sweden. Sorry, ABBA fans — this one went to The Beatles.

🇪🇸 No. 2 Spain vs. 🇨🇭 No. 23 Switzerland — Today at 3 p.m. ET: Sorry to the host country, but don’t expect the same fireworks in today’s QF. The reigning FIFA Women’s World Cup champion Spaniards are the clear favorite here, having dismantled all three of their group stage opponents. At least the Swiss will have the enthusiastic home crowd on their side.

🇫🇷 No. 10 France vs. 🇩🇪 No. 3 Germany — Tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET: This new-look French squad has put the world on notice, sweeping the Group of Death with goals from nine (!!!) different players, including NWSL star Delphine Cascarino. On the other hand, Germany needs a confidence boost after a tough 4–1 loss to Sweden in their final group stage game. Be a goldfish…or head home.