6 England players who have starred during Women's Euro 2022 - and 4 who could still shine as semi-finals await

Sarina Wiegman was faced with her toughest challenge yet as England lined up to face Spain in the quarter-final.

Scoring 14 goals and conceding none, the Lionesses could hardly have wished for a better Group A record – though their perfectionist coach might not agree.

Wiegman holds her players to extremely high standards, and these didn’t slip in her absence as the Dutch manager led remotely after contracting coronavirus.

England are yet to lose a game under her watch – though their 17-game unbeaten record came agonisingly under threat at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Lionesses were off the pace in the opening stages of their quarter-final against one of the tournament’s favourites, Spain, and didn’t look nailed-on to equalise under Ella Toone bundled the ball home with just six minutes left to play.

With the wind in their sails and the home crowd behind them, England snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to set up a semi-final against Sweden or Belgium at Bramall Lane on Tuesday July 26.

Now, just two games stand between the hosts and a historic European Championship trophy lift, with the final set to attended by a sell-out crowd at Wembley on the last day of July.

Here, we take a look at some of the standout performers from the tournament so far – and those who could yet step into the spotlight.

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