Australia vs England, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Semifinals
· FIFA Women's World CupEngland 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
 ENG |
AUS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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: ANZ Stadium
Location: Suva, Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Venue: ANZ Stadium
Location: Suva, Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Line-Ups
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 |
England (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Earps (GK) |
| 6 | Millie Bright |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood  |
| 16 | Jessica Carter |
| 4 | Keira Walsh |
| 8 | Georgia Stanway |
| 10 | Ella Toone |
| 9 | Rachel Daly |
| 2 | Lucy Bronze |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp |
| 23 | Alessia Russo |
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