Our UEFA Women’s Champions League final winner Stina Blackstenius is having the time of her life.
Scoring a hat-trick in Tuesday’s 6-1 win at home to Denmark, she played 69 minutes as Sweden finished top of League A Group 4 in the UEFA Women’s Nations League to qualify for October’s finals.
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Stina Blackstenius sätter dit 5–1 🌟 June 3, 2025
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Filippa Angeldal were also on the scoresheet (the latter being assisted by Stina), while departing Gunner Lina Hurtig added the sixth in stoppage time.
Amanda Ilestedt also came on in the 81st minute.
Sweden finished two points ahead of Italy to qualify for the Nations League finals in October.
Mariona Caldentey will also be there, after Spain beat England 2-1 on Tuesday, Claudia Pina scoring twice in the second half to turn the game around after Alessia Russo’s opener.
Russo gave the Lionesses the lead when she slotted into the bottom right corner on the counter-attack, having received the ball from Kiera Walsh.
She played 87 minutes before making way for Aggie Beever-Jones, while Chloe Kelly came on for Beth Mead in the 56th minute.
Leah Williamson got the full 90 minutes, while Lotte Wubben-Moy and Michelle Agyemang were unused substitutes.
The result means Spain finished top of League A Group 3 in the Nations League with 15 points and qualified for the finals, while England came second on 10 points and won’t head to the finals.
and will Sweden and Spain in the competition’s final four.
There was also more success for Katie McCabe, as she helped Republic of Ireland keep a clean sheet in Tuesday’s 1-0 win at home to Slovenia.
Saoirse Noonan scored the only goal of the game, meaning Ireland finished second in League B Group 2 of the Nations League, level on points with Slovenia but behind on goal difference.
However, Ireland have qualified for the promotion play-offs, which will take place in October, providing a chance to go up into League A.
Lia Walti and Frida Maanum went head-to-head as Switzerland were beaten 1-0 at home to Norway, Vilde Boe Risa giving the visitors a fourth-minute lead that they managed to protect.
Norway finished second in League A Group 2 of the Nations League, while Switzerland were relegated to League B by finishing bottom with two points.
In League A Group 1, Daphne van Domselaar and Victoria Pelova finished second with Netherlands, both playing in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at home to Scotland, the points shared courtesy of goals from Jill Roord and Kathleen McGovern.
They ended up five points ahead of Austria, who have qualified for October’s relegation play-offs. Manuela Zinsberger was on the bench for their 6-0 loss at home to .
It’s possible that they’ll play McCabe’s Ireland in the play-offs, with the draw behind held on Friday, June 6.
In international friendlies, Emily Fox kept a clean sheet and played 90 minutes of USA’s 4-0 win at home to Jamaica.
Emma Hayes’ side got the win thanks to braces from Ally Sentnor and Lynn Biyendolo, Fox providing an assist for Sentnor’s opener
Elsewhere, our Australian trio of Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord, and Steph Catley all played 90 minutes of Monday’s 4-1 friendly win at home to Argentina.
Amy Sayer scored Australia’s first two goals, with Foord assisting her second, before Emily van Egmond and Michelle Heyman wrapped up the win.
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