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Alessia Russo’s second-half goal lifted England to a thrilling 2-1 quarter-final victory over Colombia on Saturday and into the Women’s World Cup semi-finals for the third consecutive time.
Lauren Hemp also scored for the European champions, who now face hosts Australia on Wednesday in Sydney for a place in their first World Cup final.
Colombia, who were the lowest-ranked team remaining at No25 and had never made it past the tournament’s last-16, opened the scoring with a goal from Leicy Santos to the delight of the large swathes of yellow-and-blue clad Colombian fans among the 75,784 crowd at Stadium Australia.
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Lauren Hemp to ITV
“What an amazing feeling – I’m absolutely knackered. Most of the team are. I’m so proud of this team.
“We controlled most of the game, they had a few counters and we dealt with it quite well. We looked like we were going to create and the team looked really strong today.
“We’ve changed formation, as a group we’re really adaptable and have so much depth. This squad is special.
“The atmosphere was incredible, I couldn’t even hear the person next to me!”
Colombia bow out
This isn’t the last we’ve heard of this Colombia team, who have been fantastic at this Women’s World Cup.
Gracias, indeed.
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Alessia Russo speaks to ITV
“Buzzing, the semi-final of a World Cup… we’re keeping the dream live. It was a really tough test, so happy to be in the semis.
“We’ve had to dig deep from the first game, our backline were brilliant tonight and kept them locked down.
“[Sarina Wiegman] just said that she’s proud, there’s lots to work on. That’s what makes us great, we’re always trying to find ways to improve.
“[Australis next]’s exciting, what more do you want?”
Highlights: How Lauren Hemp levelled the score
Australia next up!
After the Matildas won a nervy penalty shootout against France earlier on, they will host England in Sydney on Wednesday at 11am BST.
England 2-1 Colombia: FULL TIME!
THE LIONESSES WIN!
England 2-1 Colombia: 90+9 mins
Last one chance for Colombia to pump the ball up the pitch after a foul by Georgia Stanway…
England 2-1 Colombia: 90+8 mins
Lucy Bronze gets caught with space for Colombia to attack into… Linda Caicedo tries her luck and pings her effort over!
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