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England 3-1 Australia: Lionesses reach first ever Women’s World Cup final England have beaten Australia 3-1 in a packed out stadium in Sydney booking their place in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.  Tournament co-hosts Australia had the advantage of 75,784 – mostly Matilda fans – cheering them on. But England put in a professional and composed performance to secure their first world cup final (men’s or women’s) since 1966 – when the men’s team…

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Seismic impact of Women’s World Cup could be even greater than Euro 2022 The Guardian says The drumbeat of the Euros was barely noticeable in England, background noise to the hustle and bustle of life, before growing louder and louder until it reached a climax when the Lionesses triumphed over Germany to win a first major tournament last year. Public consciousness of the Euros was earned; each kick of a ball, each victory, turned attentions…

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2023 Women’s World Cup: England & Australia prepare for epic battle The last semi-final match – between England and Australia – takes place today at 11:00 BST. The teams will meet in Sydney, where they will battle it out for a place in the final. The Matildas had never advanced beyond the quarter-finals before this tournament whilst the European Champions are playing their third consecutive World Cup semi-final. “You can never take anything for granted,”…

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2023 Women’s World Cup semi-finals: England vs Australia – Match preview, live stream, kick-off time, prediction, team news, lineups England will face tournament co-hosts Australia on Wednesday in the last of the semi-final matches.  Stadium Australia will host the highly-anticipated match which will see the Matildas with the majority of the stadium’s support take on the European champions. The winner of the match will face Spain in the final of the 2023 Women’s World Cup…

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