Australia vs England: England has made their way into FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Final! England has reached their first Women’s World Cup final! Lioness advances to the finals versus Spain thanks to goals from Ella Toone, Alessia Russo, and Lauren Hemp. Although Sam Kerr gave Australia hope by cancelling Toone’s opener, it was only a consolation.
England has made more history by reaching their first Women’s World Cup final, defeating Australia 3-1 to set up a match against Spain on Sunday.
The pre-match stroll centred on who would be regarded the underdog – the Euro 2022 champions or tournament co-hosts – as well as the two countries’ strong sporting history.
Road to Final at sight, FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Semifinal heats up
And it all added up to an exciting semi-final at Stadium Australia. England took the lead when Ella Toone (36) curled home a stunning effort. The goal was Australia’s first since the second group game against Nigeria.
Australia’s talismanic captain, Sam Kerr, returned to the XI and had her inevitable say in the 63rd minute, blasting home a spectacular shot from roughly 25 yards.
But England’s tournament pedigree began to shine through shortly after, with Lauren Hemp (71) putting the Lionesses back ahead before Alessia Russo (86) secured their place in Sunday’s showpiece final against Spain.
While co-hosts Australia, who had a fantastic home crowd in Sydney, can no longer win the tournament, they can finish third when they meet Sweden in the play-off on Saturday.
Australia vs England Playing XI
Australia: Arnold, Carpenter, Hunt, Polkinghorne, Catley, Raso, Gorry, Cooney-Cross, Foord, Kerr, Fowler.
England: Earps, Carter, Bright, Greenwood, Bronze, Stanway, Walsh, Daly, Hemp, Russo, Toone.
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