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'Bring it home' - Fans laud England as they make it to Women's FIFA World Cup 2023 final after winning two consecutive international trophies

Now, England will take on Spain in the final of the Women's FIFA World Cup 2023 final on Sunday, the 20th of August at Stadium Australia.

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England finally made it to their first-ever Women’s FIFA World Cup final as the Three Lionesses outplayed Australia in the semifinal with a scoreline of 3-1. This was played at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on 16 August, Wednesday. The English side made a strong comeback even after the co-hosts equalled the scores in the second half of the match.

Speaking of the action of the match, the star attacking midfielder Ella Toone opened England’s account on the score sheet; she scored the first goal for England and the first of the match in the 36th minute of the match during the first half. Later, in the 63rd minute of the match, Aussie skipper Sam Kerr came up with a brilliant and stunning field goal to level the scores at 1-1. This amazing goal from Kerr brought amazing energy among the fans who were supporting the hosts there in Stadium Australia.

Last-minute heroics helped England to outplay Australia in semi-final

But Aussie women couldn’t keep England away from the goalpost for more than the next eight minutes after equaling the scores. Lauren Hemp managed to execute a brilliant goal into the bottom corner after English defender Ellie Carpenter missed a long shot smashed by Millie Bright.

Hemp also played a crucial role for England in the final minutes of the game as she played a vital role in assisting Alessia Russo to convert a low shot into a goal to secure England’s place in the final of the Women’s FIFA World Cup 2023 final.

Notably, the match was played with a record attendance of 75,784 at the Stadium Australia in Sydney. Talking about the other stats of the match, England dominated most of the sections during the match as they had 58% ball possession with them in comparison to Australia’s 42% ball possession. Other than this, England smashed 15 shots including 5 on target; on the contrary, Australia managed to hit 12 shots, including 4 on target.

The fans are also overjoyed after England Women’s football side made it to the final of any international tournament for a third consecutive time in a year. Earlier, they won the Women’s Euro 2022 and Women’s Finalissima consecutively; so, they are now on the edge of winning their third consecutive international title in a single year. Fans lauded the brilliant performance of England in women’s football during the last calendar year.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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