England will be knocked out of Euro 2025 on Wednesday if they lose to the Netherlands and France beat Wales.
The Lionesses, who are defending champions, lost to France in their opening game which has made their second game all the more crucial.
England have had good runs at recent major tournaments, reaching the 2023 World Cup final, and so when was the last time they were knocked out at a major tournament in the group stage? Find out all you need to know below.
England: When did they not make the knockout stage?
England's late runs into major tournaments did not start when Sarina Wiegman took over.
Of course the Dutchwoman led the Lionesses to Euros glory and the World Cup final but England had been build over the previous tournaments.
Under Phil Neville they reached the 2019 World Cup they reached the semi-final but were knocked out 2-1 by eventual winners USWNT.
At the 2017 Euros Mark Sampson guided the team to the semi-finals where the Netherlands beat them 3-0.
Sampson was also in charge for the 2015 World Cup where England finished third after being beaten 2-1 by Japan.
The 2015 tournament was what sparked the great run at major tournaments with the last one where the team were knocked out at the group stage coming in 2013.
At that Euros, led by Hope Powell, England finished bottom of the group after losing to 3-2 to Spain, drawing 1-1 with Russia and losing 3-0 to France.
A narrow loss is how England started the 2025 Euros with a 2-1 loss to France. But the team will be hoping the trend does not follow the same path at 2013.
A loss to the Netherlands will see England's departure confirmed tonight, if France also beat Wales. But if they get at least a point their campaign will be decided in the final group match.
England's last group opponents will be Wales on Sunday.
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