“Triumph over adversity” has become England’s unofficial motto at this tournament It proved timely once again as they reached the last four with a draining – but crucially, convincing – 2-1 victory at Stadium Australia 🖋️ Kat_Lucas_
– that a quarter-final exit might have been forgivable. Being outbattled would have been harder to take, especially after Russo had vowed she and her teammates would relish the scrap.
Ana Guzman wiped out both Hemp and Rachel Daly, the latter taking a hand to the face that went unpunished. Even Wiegman, typically understated, was left exasperated.minute after Carolina Arias had taken a powerful Russo shot to the head as she lay prone on the turf. This was a grassroots classic: “Let them know you’re there early doors”. Mayra Ramirez looked as if she fancied a similar challenge, before remembering she was up against the shoulder barges of Millie Bright.
In those circumstances, they provided an examination of England’s mettle as well as their credentials as better footballers., as ever, was an exception. At one stage as she broke free of Bronze, Jess Carter was left to make up the ground and was left gasping on the floor. Initially, she looked bereft of confidence, the result of a long, arduous personal season at Manchester United and her struggle for form in an England shirt. That she played some part in Hemp’s equaliser will help on that front.
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