{"id":92537,"date":"2023-08-17T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T12:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/17\/england-break-matildas-heart-to-reach-first-wwc-final\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T12:36:12","slug":"england-break-matildas-heart-to-reach-first-wwc-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/17\/england-break-matildas-heart-to-reach-first-wwc-final\/","title":{"rendered":"England Break Matildas\u2019 Heart&#8230; To Reach First WWC Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Lionesses reach the final of the World Cup after defeating Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>England reached their first Women\u2019s World Cup final after beating Australia (Matildas) 3-1 yesterday despite a wonder goal from Matildas striker, Sam Kerr as the co-hosts\u2019 fairytale run came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>After falling at the semifinal stage in the previous two World Cups, England will face Spain on Sunday looking to add a world title to last year\u2019s European Championship triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Attacking midfielder, Ella Toone, gave England a first-half lead to silence the crowd of 75,784 but a stunning strike from Kerr, making her first start of the tournament, squared things up after half time as Stadium Australia erupted in euphoria.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lauren Hemp restored England\u2019s lead before Alessia Russo put the result beyond doubt shortly before the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the one thing I\u2019ve always wanted, to make finals at a World Cup and after two times of getting huge disappointment, honestly I can\u2019t believe it,\u201d England full back Lucy Bronze said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all dreamed of being in the final and all our family and friends who booked to stay here until the final because they all believed in us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, it\u2019s been amazing to play against Australia in Australia. What a fantastic tournament they had as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sarina Wiegman\u2019s side clearly had a game plan to impose themselves physically on Australia, committing nine fouls in the first half as they nullified their opponents\u2019 attacking options.<\/p>\n<p>England opened the scoring in the 36th minute when Russo worked her way to the byline before cutting the ball back and Toone smashed it into the top right corner for her first goal of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Australia started the second half much brighter and began pressing England higher up the pitch, looking to create a historic moment that would match Cathy Freeman\u2019s incredible 400 metres victory in the same venue at the 2000 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>And they got it in the 63rd minute when Kerr received the ball in her own half, ran toward goal and fired an unstoppable rocket into the top left corner from 25 yards out beyond the diving Mary Earps.<\/p>\n<p>The stadium erupted as Australia\u2019s fans finally got to see their star striker score at this tournament, reigniting hope that Tony Gustavsson\u2019s side could yet play for the title.<\/p>\n<p>But the hosts found themselves behind again less than 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Matildas defender, Ellie Carpenter, failed to deal with a long ball over the top from Millie Bright, allowing Hemp an easy finish into the bottom corner to restore England\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old was involved again as the game entered the final stages.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after Kerr had missed a golden chance to equalise once again, Hemp turned brilliantly on the halfway line before releasing Russo, who fired a low shot into the far corner to seal England\u2019s place in the final.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lionesses reach the final of the World Cup after defeating Australia \u00a0 England reached their first Women\u2019s World Cup final after beating Australia (Matildas) 3-1 yesterday despite a wonder goal from Matildas striker, Sam Kerr as the co-hosts\u2019 fairytale run came to an end. 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