Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps could not hide her disappointment following England's 1-1 draw with Sweden in their opening Euro 2025 qualifier.

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• England draw 1-1 with Sweden
• Drop points in Euro 2025 qualifier
• Earps can't hide disappointment

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Alessia Russo's opener was cancelled out by Fridolina Rolfo as Sarina Wiegman's side put in an unconvincing display at Wembley on Friday night. And after the match, England stopper Earps took to social media to sum up her thoughts on a disappointing night for the Lionesses.

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• WHAT MARY EARPS SAID

  In an Instagram post, which included multiple pictures of the contest, she wrote: "Points shared, not the result we wanted but so nice to be back home at Wembley – more to come from us."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  England are trying to defend their European title ahead of the 2025 Euros but their qualifying campaign got off to a stuttering start. While Sweden are ranked sixth in the world, this was a disjointed performance from the Lionesses and they will need to improve if they want to qualify for next year's championship.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  England round off this international break with a trip to Dublin to take on the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday in their next qualifier. Wiegman's team also face the French, who are ranked fourth in the world, in their qualifying group.

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