Women’s World Cup group information and build-up as Australia face France

Sarina Wiegman forward of England’s quarter-final towards Colombia:

“I hope we don’t have that much stress [as against Nigeria]. We’ve seen in this tournament not one game is easy for anyone. It’s so competitive. It’s the beauty of the game and the growth of the women’s game. I hope it’s decided before that but let’s hope it goes our way.

“Football is competitive. We have a plan and we play as smart and as aggressive as we can. We’re not making a plan to surprise Colombia. We have our style of play and we have analysed Colombia.

“This is another different game. We expect also a different performance and hopefully a good result for us. We know how we want to play but also what Colombia wants to do so we have our plan. We will try our best to win the game.”

The semi-final line-up on the Women’s World Cup is sort of full, and there will probably be a brand new winner of the competitors after Sweden knocked out 2011 champions Japan yesterday. Here are the outcomes and knockout schedule.

QF1: Spain 2-1 Netherlands (after additional time)

QF3: Australia vs France (08:00, Brisbane) – ITV 1

QF4: England vs Colombia (11:30, Sydney) – ITV 1

SF1: Spain vs Sweden (09:00, Auckland)

SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4 (11:00, Sydney)

Mary Earps on England’s defence on the World Cup, which has but to concede a objective from open play:

“We can take a lot of pride in the work we’ve done so far in the tournament. Some of our defensive work has been fantastic as a whole team. We have more gears we can go, I really do feel that. Every game it can be over in any moment. Nigeria was a fierce contest and I’m glad we could see that out. We showed great resilience. I think it’s always a reminder but we know that. We love the game, we love playing in World Cups and we want to be here as long as possible.

“I really believe the best is yet to come. There’s so much talent in the group and so many more levels we can go. That said, I think there’s an incredible wealth of talent and experience that we’ve had together as an international team but also with the teams we play for at club-level. I think it’s an exciting time to be an England player but we have to earn that right every day. We’re constantly looking to improve, drive our performances and our standards. We’re not sitting here happy to be here – we’re not satisfied, we’re not done, there’s more levels to go.”

Sarina Wiegman on Lauren James and the way England will regulate to her absence:

“We will just play a football game. Of course there is pressure. There are two teams that are very good. It’s obvious that they want to do that too so that’s how we approach it.

“Colombia has done very well, they are a strong team and are very together. They have some powerful players and want to get the ball to their attacking players because they are unpredictable.

“Of course we have a squad of 23 and now we miss another player and we know how we want to fill in that position. It’s a team effort. We support each other.

“We prepare of course for every team and we look at the strengths and weaknesses of the team and how they show them. We also see there is a big crowd from Colombia so we have prepared for that.”

England have been put in as the brand new favourites within the Women’s World Cup odds after the USA and Germany crashed out of the competitors.

The Lionesses have been additionally on the point of an early exit, however they held their nerve to beat Nigeria on penalties within the Round of 16.

UK bookmakers at the moment are providing 3/1 on England to raise the trophy, which leaves them forward of Spain, Japan and France within the outright betting.

They should now navigate a tough quarter-final conflict with Colombia at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Saturday (11.30am, ITV1).

Sarina Wiegman is without doubt one of the greatest coaches on the planet at determining a tactical downside, however even she has now questioned whether or not she received it proper towards Nigeria. After hours of research following the last-16 tie, the considering has been England ought to have gone to a again 4.

It has influenced among the method forward of the quarter-final towards Colombia. Wiegman and her workers expect an analogous sport, and one other battle. The latter, like with Nigeria, is to not simply reductively describe Colombia as a “physical” group – though that’s exactly how England have been getting ready. Wiegman has additionally been planning for the high quality aspect the South Americans are, with particular consideration paid to star ahead Linda Caicedo.

It is extra how England at the moment are into traditional match soccer, even whether it is removed from the historic surge by way of Euro 2022. While that just about grew to become free-wheeling at instances, this has been a slog.

Preview by Miguel Delaney

What is the England group information?

After her pink card towards Nigeria, Lauren James will serve a two-match suspension and can miss England’s quarter-final towards Colombia.

With England’s participant of the match unavailable, Sarina Wiegman has a range headache as she seems to interchange the artistic heartbeat of the group. James shone within the No 10 place of England’s new 3-5-2 system, with Manchester United’s Ella Toone an possibility.

If Wiegman continues with a again three, another choice she may have is changing James with Chloe Kelly and enjoying the winger and Lauren Hemp both aspect of striker Alessia Russo in a 3-4-3.

Keira Walsh made her return from damage within the win over Nigeria, however didn’t look utterly snug in England’s new system and got here off with cramp on the finish of additional time. Walsh is one in all England’s most essential gamers however Katie Zelem impressed within the 6-1 win towards China and might be known as upon once more. Another participant pushing for a begin is Bethany England, with Russo usually left remoted towards Nigeria.

England’s defence is trying settled and is unlikely to vary, however three gamers are a reserving away from being suspended from the semi-finals if England make it by way of. Georgia Stanway, Bronze and Hemp all come into the match on a yellow card.

When is England vs Colombia?

The quarter-final will probably be performed on Saturday 12 August at Stadium Australia in Sydney, with kick-off at 11:30am UK time (BST).

It will probably be proven stay on ITV 1 and ITV X, with protection ranging from 10:45am.

Hello and welcome to in the present day’s Women’s World Cup protection as England face Colombia within the quarter-finals in Sydney.

The Lionesses know they might want to enhance after they tackle a harmful Colombia aspect, who shocked heavyweights Germany within the group phases and progressed to their first ever World Cup quarter-final due to a 1-0 win over Jamaica within the last-16.

England defender Lucy Bronze admitted the Lionesses are “not happy” with their degree of performances up to now, however victory towards Colombia would transfer Sarina Wiegman’s aspect a step away from a spot of their first ever Women’s World Cup last.

You can observe all of the build-up to the World Cup quarter-final in in the present day’s stay weblog.