England hero Beth Mead cuts BBC interview short after Sweden's historic Euro 2022 victory

Beth Mead has decided to cut her interview short the day after England's stunning four-goal victory over Sweden in their Euro 2022 semi-final on Tuesday night. Mead opened the scoring in the first half with a close range finish before Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo and Fran Kirby stepped in to brush Sweden off into the spotlight at Bramall Lane.

The England players were naturally delighted after the final whistle and stayed on the pitch to celebrate with the fans in attendance for around 20 minutes. Mead was poached by the BBC for a post-match interview but quickly chose to end the conversation in order to join in the fun with her England teammates.

After giving a few short answers, the reporter asked Mead, "You seem really calm, haven't you quite figured it out yet?"

"I really miss this song, I want to go out there and get involved," the England striker said before rushing to celebrate with his teammates as Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline screamed on the floor.

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The Lionesses started slow but managed to keep their foot in the door despite an early Swedish attack and were duly rewarded when Mead fired into the corner of the net shortly after the half hour mark. doubled their lead after the break through Lucy Bronze, who headed home from a corner before substitute Alessia Russo produced an outrageous backheel nutmeg that spilled over the line to put Sarina Weigman's side in dreamland.

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Fran Kirby then burst onto the scene with a delicious chip that sailed past the goalkeeper to score a hugely impressive win for England against the world's second-ranked team. The result saw Sarina Weigman's side reach their first major tournament final since 2009 in emphatic fashion and their aim will now be to finish the job against either France or Germany at Wembley on Sunday.

"I think at the full time whistle we didn't really know what to do, but as you can see the atmosphere is amazing and we're excited to be in the final," added Mead .

"I enjoyed it. [My goal] came at the right time after they had a few chances. It was good to put us ahead and I'm happy to help the team again."< /p>

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Meanwhile, former England defender Alex Scott fought back tears at the final whistle as she expressed her pride in the Lionesses after their last landslide victory on the continental stage at Euro 2022.

"It's hard for me not to be emotional right now because the amount of investment and everything that has been invested in women's football is for a time [like this], for this team go to Wembley," Scott explained.< /p>

"They are doing something special. They deserve all the accolades that come their way. But the staff, the FA investment, everyone involved in women's football has been waiting for this moment and it's special."

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