Women’s World Cup workforce information and build-up as Lionesses face hosts in semi-finals

England and Australia’s outdated rivalry has new stage as World Cup arrives at its largest second

After Sarina Wiegman completed her press convention following the victory over Colombia on Saturday, she was so struck by the variety of questions on England’s historic sporting rivalry with Australia that she instantly began asking workers members concerning the extent of it. The Dutch coach rapidly realised she had underestimated how a lot this meant.

Those on the England camp duly stuffed her in, though, as one workers member laughed, “it’s not like we showed her old clips of the Ashes”. They perhaps didn’t have to.

A visit to the store beside England’s in any other case tranquil Terrigal base would have proven how intense it’s all getting, because the entrance web page of The Western Australian – the newspaper that covers Sam Kerr’s dwelling metropolis of Perth – learn, “And you thought the Ashes was big!”

England vs Australia, the massive match preview – by Miguel Delaney

England have been put in because the favourites to beat Australia when the groups meet in Sydney for a World Cup semi-final showdown on Wednesday.

Goals from forwards Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo powered the Lionesses to a 2-1 victory over Colombia within the quarter-finals.

The Matildas will profit from passionate dwelling help on Wednesday and they’ll additionally acquire confidence from the clear sheet they saved in opposition to France within the final spherical.

It guarantees to be a tense recreation performed out in a hostile environment contained in the 80,000-seat enviornment, however England ought to get the job finished in the event that they keep targeted.

We have analysed each groups’ possibilities of success under and we now have damaged down our greatest bets for this match, with Spain awaiting the winners in Sunday’s last.

England: Earps; Carter, Bright, Greenwood; Bronze, Walsh, Stanway, Daly; Toone; Hemp, Russo

Australia: Arnold; Carpenter, Hunt, Kennedy, Catley; Raso, Gorry, Cooney-Cross, Catley; Fowler, Van Egmond

What is the Australia workforce information?

Sam Kerr performed 66 minutes within the penalty shootout victory over Australia and is near being absolutely match, with Australia head coach Tony Gustavsson dealing with one other large resolution as as to whether or to not begin his captain and star striker.

Gustavsson might resolve to stay by his beginning assault, with a entrance two of Emily van Egmond and Mary Fowler main the road and Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso offering menace from the wings.

What is the England workforce information?

Lauren James stays unavailable, with the ahead serving the second match of her two-game ban, though she is going to now be free to play both the ultimate or the third-place place playoff, relying on England’s consequence in opposition to Australia.

The Lionesses have a totally match squad elsewhere. Sarina Wiegman saved her 3-5-2 formation in opposition to Colombia and is unlikely to make any adjustments given how effectively sure areas of the workforce are performing.

The again three of Jess Carter, Millie Bright and Alex Greenwood has excelled in entrance of goalkeeper Mary Earps, with Lucy Bronze and Rachel Daly set to proceed as wing-backs.

Keira Walsh will begin on the base of the midfield, with Georgia Stanway alongside her. The one space of the workforce Wiegman might resolve to vary is in Ella Toone’s place given the midfielder’s type, together with her Manchester United teammate Katie Zelem an possibility.

Alessia Russo and Lauren Hemp each scored in opposition to Colombia and are set to guide the road, with Chloe Kelly and Beth England the opposite attacking choices from the bench.

The Women’s World Cup semi-final will kick off at 11am UK time (BST) on Wednesday 16 August, and will probably be performed on the Stadium Australia, Sydney.

England vs Australia will probably be proven dwell on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer, with protection getting underway from 10am.

Good morning and welcome to our dwell protection of the Women’s World Cup semi-finals as England look to take down hosts Australia in Sydney.

Both groups are aiming to succeed in their first-ever Women’s World Cup last and the stage couldn’t be greater for the newest chapter of England and Australia’s sporting rivalry.

Australia has been gripped by World Cup fever with the Matildas’ dramatic penalty shootout victory in opposition to France within the quarter-finals turning into the most-watched sporting occasion within the nation because the 2000 Olympic Games.

But England will probably be out to spoil the get together because the Lionesses look to make historical past of their very own. The European champions defeated Colombia 2-1 within the quarter-finals and are set to face one other hostile environment as they tackle Australia and a near-80,000 capability crowd in Sydney’s Olympic Stadium.

The winner will play Spain in Sunday’s showpiece in Sydney, after La Roja defeated Sweden 2-1 within the different semi-final.

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