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England are in the World Cup final after a 3-1 win over Australia in Sydney - and Sarina Wiegman has now reached the final at back-to-back World Cups as well as winning the Euros twice

AUSTRALIA 1-3 ENGLAND: The Lionesses became the first senior England team - men's or women's - to reach a World Cup final on foreign soil and will face Spain on Sunday after a superb display

AUSTRALIA 1-3 ENGLAND: The Lionesses downed the co-hosts with goals from Ella Toone and Lauren Hemp either side of half-time after Sam Kerr had threatened to end their World Cup run

Sarina Wiegman could name an unchanged Lionesses team for the showdown with the Matildas - but the co-hosts should be able to call upon the returning star player Sam Kerr in their attack

Australia's talismanic striker is returning for the semi-final clash with England at Sydney's Stadium Australia - but Chelsea teammates Millie Bright and Jess Carter could be well placed to stop her

Aussie boss Tony Gustavsson is the only manager to defeat Sarina Wiegman in her time as England boss with the Matildas taking a 2-0 win back in April

Keira Walsh says Australia don't have an advantage going into Wednesday's huge World Cup semi-final - despite being the only team to defeat the Lionesses under manager Sarina Wiegman

England will meet Australia in Sydney in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday - after a hard fought 2-1 win over Colombia thanks to goals from forwards Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo

Sarina Wiegman had to make at least one change from the side that started the last 16 tie with Nigeria - with Lauren James suspended - but England pulled through to reach the semi-final

The Lionesses are through to the last four of the Women's World Cup after a 2-1 victory over Colombia in Sydney, with Alessia Russo scoring an excellent winner just after the hour mark

ENGLAND 2-1 COLOMBIA: The Lionesses came from behind for the first time at the World Cup as forwards Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo got the crucial goals to take England into the last four

Sarina Wiegman will have to make at least one change from the side that started the last 16 tie with Nigeria - with Lauren James suspended - but will she change formation

The Lionesses are looking to reach the last four at the World Cup for a third straight finals - but they will need to overcome Colombia and their colourful, passionate support in Sydney

The Lionesses will have to get through Saturday's quarter-final with Colombia without Lauren James - with the Chelsea forward suspended for the next two games, should England progress that far

Colombia made headlines before the World Cup began after their pre-tournament match against Ireland had to be abandoned after becoming 'too physical' - Beth England has spoken about the physical side

The Lionesses edged through on penalties after a 0-0 draw with Nigeria following 120 minutes, with Chloe Kelly smashing home a dramatic winning spot kick to seal a 4-2 shootout win

The Chelsea star was sent off during the second half of the Lionesses' Round of 16 clash with Nigeria on Monday evening and is suspended for England's quarter-final match on Saturday

England beat Nigeria on a penalty shootout after a goalless 120 minutes of football in the last 16 tie - with Chloe Kelly smashing home the winning spot-kick to book a place in the last eight

The Lionesses edged through on penalties after a 0-0 draw with Nigeria following 120 minutes, with Chloe Kelly smashing home a dramatic winning spot kick to seal a 4-2 shootout win

ENGLAND 0-0 NIGERIA (4-2 pens) : The Lionesses struggled for large spells against the Super Falcons and were taken to extra-time after Lauren James was sent off for a stamp

Even if the Lionesses' No.4 is available to play, Sarina Wiegman admitted she could stick with the 3-4-1-2 formation employed against China, where Walsh was absent and Katie Zelem played

During the group stage of the World Cup three top-10 ranked sides, Germany, Brazil and Canada, were all eliminated - while the likes of South Africa, Morocco and Jamaica reached the last 16 for the first time

Nigeria boss Randy Waldrum is plotting England's downfall at the 2023 Women's World Cup and says his team will be ready for Keira Walsh

Midfielder Keira Walsh was stretchered off during the 1-0 win over Denmark in Sydney, England's second game at the tournament - leading to fears her World Cup finals were already over

The exits of Germany and Brazil - as well as below-par results from the USA - show that the favourites need to watch out for more upsets as we head towards the tournament's knock-out stage