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England-Australia.
A duel like no other in any sport. This time, the women's football teams of the two countries are meeting in the semi-finals of the World Cup. The stage is quite familiar for England. With this, they are in the last four of the World Cup for the third time in a row. On the other hand, Australia reached the women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time. The two teams have never met before in the World Cup. Lionesses in front of the Matildas - the stage is the World Cup semi-finals.
England and Australia will face each other at Stadium Australia in Sydney next Wednesday at 4 pm Bangladesh time. It is estimated that around 80 thousand spectators will watch the match sitting on the field. In the meantime, the Australian women's football team has made a revolution in the country. The hosts beat France in a tiebreaker in the quarter-finals. In almost two decades, no other sport has been so watched on television. The match against England in the semi-final can break the record!
This year England-Australia battle has already spread heat. Both the men's and women's Ashes series have been thrilling. However, Australia has retained the Ashes by drawing both series. Australia's netball team again beat England in the World Cup final. Now waiting to see the fight between the two teams in World Cup football.
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England's Dutch coach Sarina Vigman, however, does not know exactly the magnitude of the fight against Australia. When asked about this, he only said, 'It will be a really big match. But since several questions have been asked about it, it will be bigger than I thought. I will ask my players and staff about this rivalry.
However, the England coach is supposed to feel about this on entering the field on Wednesday. Naturally, the favorites in this match are the reigning champions of the Women's Euro, England, who are also six places ahead of Australia in the rankings. But not only the Australian team, but like England and any other team in any game, there will be another opponent outside the field - the audience.
Coaches understand it or not, captain Millie Bright knows exactly what this match means to the spectators of both countries. "I don't think you can't wait for this match," he said after winning the quarter-finals despite falling behind against Colombia. This is the biggest girls tournament ever, wouldn't it be great to be a part of this match!
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Bright then added, 'We're not just here to compete, we're here to get the job done. We have shown that in every match with our mentality and character.
Bright's teammate Laura Hemp, however, is a little more thrilled. In the beginning, he said, 'Australia, bring it! The stadium will be packed, with many Australian fans. But we know, if we play our best, we are unstoppable.
England will not get Laura James in this match. He is banned for two matches after seeing a red card in the last 16 match. However, it cannot be said that England missed him a lot against Colombia.
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