FIFA Women's World Cup

Australia vs England, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Semifinals

· FIFA Women's World Cup
Australia
  • 63': Sam Kerr
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England
  • 36': Ella Toone
  • 71': Lauren Hemp
  • 86': Alessia Russo

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.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Keira Walsh (England).
  • 1': Sam Kerr (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Offside, Australia. Katrina Gorry tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a through ball.
  • 9': Corner, England. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
  • 10': Sam Kerr (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Alex Greenwood (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Corner, England. Conceded by Steph Catley.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 18': Caitlin Foord (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
  • 19': Foul by Mary Fowler (Australia).
  • 19': Jess Carter (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ella Toone (England).
  • 23': Katrina Gorry (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Jess Carter (England).
  • 24': Sam Kerr (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Ellie Carpenter (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 28': Foul by Keira Walsh (England).
  • 28': Katrina Gorry (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Rachel Daly.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Clare Polkinghorne (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steph Catley with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Hayley Raso (Australia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 30': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
  • 36': Goal! Australia 0, England 1. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Katrina Gorry (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
  • 43': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 43': Steph Catley (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Clare Polkinghorne (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Alessia Russo (England).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Australia 0, England 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Australia 0, England 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, England. Conceded by Clare Hunt.
  • 56': Clare Polkinghorne (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 57': Corner, England. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (England) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
  • 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.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  • 65': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Jess Carter.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross with a cross.
  • 68': Hand ball by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
  • 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.
  • 72': Substitution, Australia. Cortnee Vine replaces Hayley Raso.
  • 72': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
  • 74': Foul by Caitlin Foord (Australia).
  • 74': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 77': Corner, England. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Alessia Russo (England).
  • 80': Mackenzie Arnold (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Australia. Emily van Egmond replaces Clare Polkinghorne.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Mary Fowler with a through ball.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Cortnee Vine (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
  • 84': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Georgia Stanway.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 87': Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Alessia Russo.
  • 88': Substitution, Australia. Alex Chidiac replaces Katrina Gorry.
  • 90': Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Ella Toone.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Steph Catley (Australia).
  • 90'+4': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Chloe Kelly (England) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Australia 1, England 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Australia 1, England 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 2
58.1 Possession 41.9
15 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
400 Accurate Passes 247
480 Passes 331
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 24
0.5 Cross % 0.2
63 Long Balls 54
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 2
27 Effective Clearances 13
27 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup

Venue: Accor Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 75,784

Line-Ups

AUS Australia (4-4-2)

No. Name
18 Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
4 Clare Polkinghorne
15 Clare Hunt
7 Steph Catley
21 Ellie Carpenter
23 Kyra Cooney-Cross
19 Katrina Gorry
9 Caitlin Foord
16 Hayley Raso
20 Sam Kerr
11 Mary Fowler
Australia Substitutes:
Emily van Egmond, Tameka Yallop, Clare Wheeler, Teagan Micah, Lydia Williams, Cortnee Vine, Courtney Nevin, Aivi Luik, Charlotte Grant, Alex Chidiac, Kyah Simon.

ENG England (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Mary Earps (GK)
6 Millie Bright
5 Alex Greenwood Yellow Card
16 Jessica Carter
4 Keira Walsh
8 Georgia Stanway
10 Ella Toone
9 Rachel Daly
2 Lucy Bronze
11 Lauren Hemp
23 Alessia Russo
England Substitutes:
Katie Zelem, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Laura Coombs, Esme Morgan, Ellie Roebuck, Jordan Nobbs, Katie Robinson, Hannah Hampton, Bethany England, Chloe Kelly, Niamh Charles.

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