England booked a semi-final with co-hosts Australia

 

England are back in the Women's World Cup semi-finals with co-hosts Australia against a dangerous Colombia.

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The European heroes, top picks to go as far as possible in Australia, have not played their best football in the competition but rather this was a substantially more adjusted show before an unfriendly group in Sydney.
 
To a great extent made in protection and dedicated in assault, the Lionesses were compensated with two cuts of karma which they exploited, after goalkeeper Mary Earps had been beaten by a speedy reasoning heave in the primary half.
 
Lauren Hemp jabbed in the balancer, only seven minutes after Leicy Santos had gotten out Earps, when Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez spilled a standard assemble in the six-yard region under tension from Alessia Russo.
 
Munititions stockpile striker Russo, who had just scored once in four World Cup matches before Saturday's quarter-last, worked resolutely out of ownership, procuring her chance when she jumped on a benevolent diversion to penetrate in Britain's second.
 
Earps was called right into it later, spilling Lorena Durango Bedoya's work the bar, while Britain were put under additional tension by Colombia's skilled going after line-up, which included Genuine Madrid's adolescent sensation Linda Caicedo.
 
The Lionesses, who needed to manage a horde of 75,784 who were to a great extent backing Colombia, face co-has Australia next on 16 August at 11:00 BST, live on BBC.
 
It will be the Lionesses' third consecutive World Cup semi-last after routs by the USA in 2019 and Japan in 2015.
 
Britain have needed to fight their direction through the opposition, requiring 1-0 successes to crawl past Haiti and Denmark in the gathering stages, before a punishment shootout triumph over Nigeria in the last 16.
 
They were without suspended top-scorer Lauren James, who is serving a two-match boycott following her red card against Nigeria, yet Britain did what's needed before objective to seal triumph in an extreme experience.
 
Colombia, positioned 21 spots lower than Britain, had proactively demonstrated their value in Australia, seeing off Euro 2022 finalists Germany in the gathering stages and advancing in style.
 
Their going after line-up caused Britain issues and they pushed frantically late on for a balancer, testing the Lionesses' back five.
 
Nonetheless, initiated by the middle back triplet of Millie Brilliant, Alex Greenwood and Jess Carter, Britain stood their ground against the genuineness and persistence of the Colombians.
 
Arena Australia was loaded up with yellow shirts in the stands - Colombia fans were on their feet waving scarves around their heads following any development over the midway line and they whistled noisily when Britain were under lock and key.
 
Yet again this was in no way, shape or form a simple triumph yet the strength and coarseness that Britain have been compelled to show such a long ways in the competition helped them over the line, deservedly thus, on Saturday.
 
Russo sparkles as guard hold firm
Heading into the quarter-finals, Britain's Earps said "there was something else to come from them", having not shown their best beside a great 6-1 whipping of China.
 
So when the full-time whistle went in Sydney, a few players tumbled to the floor in fatigue and Sarina Wiegman gave an energizing group talk subsequently - they had been in an exhausting fight.
 
Tough individual exhibitions helped them. Russo scarcely put a foot wrong next to a squandered header in the primary half and was compensated for her undertaking when the ball skipped benevolent for her to score.
 
"I generally attempt to fill in as hard as possible on the pitch," said Russo. " There is much of the time once in a while a touch of karma in football.
 
"I was happy I took [the chance] when it came. I was in the right position and I was lucky it went toward the rear of the net."
 
Hemp ran at protectors with speed and reason and Lucy Bronze managed the precarious feet of Caicedo for most of the match.
 
Britain's enormous protection, which is beginning to look more OK with a back three having currently begun three coordinates in succession with that development, were efficient and hindered shots as the situation played out.
 
"These are defining moments and it has some rawness as well - for themselves and for us. That is important for the game and we managed it all around well," said Wiegman.
 
"They traversed it all around well and got the success over the line. That was the very thing that we were attempting to do and luckily we did that."
 
Earps by and by made a pivotal save to compensate for her slight mistake in surrendering Britain's most memorable objective from open play in the competition.
 
All things considered, it was a positive exhibition to match an outcome which guarantees Britain are only two matches away from magnificence.
 
They should explore one more threatening group in Sydney in their semi-last however they were seldom upset by it on this appearance.
 
Source: BBC (collection news)