The Lionesses take on the Matildas in Sydney on Wednesday.
England football fans have expressed confidence ahead of the Lionesses’ crunch World Cup semi-final match against host nation Australia
The build-up to the game in Sydney had a slightly sour tone to it – with tickets allocated to England fans being snapped up by Matildas supporters and a helicopter funded by the Australian Daily Telegraph spying on a training session.The Lionesses booked their place in the semi-finals alongside Australia following a 2-1 win against Colombia on Saturday.
Ellie Seaby, 10, said: “It’s quite fun. I think it might go to penalties or it might be 1-0 to England, I’m not sure.” Anna McNamara said: “I think it’ll be 2-1. I want Russo to score and maybe Lucy Bronze. She hasn’t scored yet.”
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