England

FIFA #4

Semifinals

YES!

England beat Australia

3 – 1

FT · Wed, Aug 16

Match Details

Accor Stadium (Sydney) · 75,784 fans · FOX View tournament bracket →

Highlights

England outclass hosts Australia to reach first WWC final

England reached the Women's World Cup final for the first time with a 3-1 win over Australia on Wednesday, breaking the hearts of the host nation.

Recap via ESPN

1:51 Lawson: England show real growth in win vs. Australia

1:22 Lordanic: Devastation for Matildas after semifinal loss to England

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Australia 1, England 3.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Australia 1, England 3.
90'+5'Chloe Kelly (England) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4'Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'Foul by Steph Catley (Australia).
90'Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Ella Toone.
88'Substitution, Australia. Alex Chidiac replaces Katrina Gorry.
87'Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Alessia Russo.
86'Goal! Australia 1, England 3. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a through ball following a fast break.
85'Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
84'Corner, Australia. Conceded by Georgia Stanway.
84'Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.

Line Score

	1	2	T
ENG	1	2	3
AUS	0	1	1

Match Leaders

England

ET Ella Toone · 1Goals
AR Alessia Russo · 5Total Shots
Jess Carter · 3Saves

Australia

SK Sam Kerr · 1Goals
SK Sam Kerr · 6Total Shots
Mackenzie Arnold · 2Saves

Key Events

90'+5'Chloe Kelly (England) is shown the yellow card.

90'Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Ella Toone.

88'Substitution, Australia. Alex Chidiac replaces Katrina Gorry.

87'Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Alessia Russo.

86'Goal! Australia 1, England 3. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a through ball following a fast break.

81'Substitution, Australia. Emily van Egmond replaces Clare Polkinghorne.

72'Substitution, Australia. Cortnee Vine replaces Hayley Raso.

71'Goal! Australia 1, England 2. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Millie Bright.

63'Goal! Australia 1, England 1. Sam Kerr (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Katrina Gorry following a fast break.

36'Goal! Australia 0, England 1. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.

10'Alex Greenwood (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.