And the manner in which Alessia Russo converted the pass. She made that goal look easy but unfortunately missed what appeared to be an easier chance early on. Toone, Hemp and Russo, a magnificent trio up front for England today.
I’m Colombian and I am very sad England eliminated us. But the English girls showed nothing but class and empathy towards the teams they eliminated. This team deserves to win. Go England!!
I didn’t see much class in the last 10 minutes trying to stall the game. That yellow card for bringing a second ball onto the field must of been the refs appreciation for England showing just how damnnn classy they are.
And when they beat Nigeria stepping on that girls back and being awarded a second yellow card, your actually right it doesn’t come much more classy then that
@@bentorresan9269 Give it a rest, the actions of one player don’t define the whole team. The rest of the lionesses always console the opposition at the end, they have shown nothing but grace and class in this tournament. Can you imagine the USA being so gracious in victory? A certain tea drinking gesture springs to mind… And as for that yellow card at the end, every team does that. And Australia were still 3-1 down, there was no way they could have scored enough goals to catch up to England in the last what? minute of their stoppage time? No chance. Apart from the LJ incident, the Lionesses have been among the cleanest teams in the tournament.
@bentorresan9269 you need a bit of class yourself, to be fair I've seen every team play dirty including Australia..sour grapes no high horses, play nice shake hands
@dynamo1796 You'll win the final. If it's anything like our men's national side, the team who kicks us out of the world cup goes on to win- Italy in 2006 and Argentina in 2022
@@alexrenn2479 Nah mate, its just physical ball. There were some rightful cards and fouls that we gave away (pushing players etc definitely not on) but tackles that are late or mis-aimed happen all throughout football. You take the foul and try to be a bit more accurate next time!
This team is so well organised defensively - I was watching Lucy Bronze closely, just outstanding. Real leadership, responsibility and execution! Honestly, they make the men’s team look like a bunch of blokes who’ve never played together! It’s not the individual ability, though there are some top players, it’s the cohesion and shape! Sarina really knows what she is doing - if they win can we have her for the men and get rid of yawngate? I’m deadly serious! I want her to be involved somehow at least...
Having a former very good defender as manager really helps with that defensive team organisation. She's instilled a great attitude and cohesive team spirit. Serena would outperform most managers in the mens premier league.
The manager and the players all done themselves proud. Well done, enjoy the moment. Then get your heads into gear for this World Cup Final please Ladies. Legends.
England playing with a coldness and efficiency that reminds me of Germany in the old days, nothing makes this squad lose their head. I wish that Brazil could have a third of their emotional balance Sarina Wiegman lost the World Cup four years ago, and since she is not playing around
England played so well today, I hope that they continue playing how they did in the last 20 minutes against Spain on Sunday because it'll be tough but I think they can win it.
@@alanjones5786 to be fair to the men we have to admit that this is womens football and is at the same level as a district team ,if they played the men they would lose 40 nil
All right to party, nothing wrong with it, one party at a time, plus you might always not get the chance to do it again, hope England win it, "Come on the Lionesses"
brontewcat* that shows the best side of Aussie sportsmanship, a good game played by two great sides , keep pushing on ,I am sure Australia will win it one day .
Thank you brontewcat. Congratulations on a great tournament from the Aussie team but this time not to be. A very sporting gesture from you to comment. Thank you. Our two countries have some great rivalry across manty sports but at the end of the day being magnanimous in either victory or defeat says a lot about the players and nation they represent.
This is what you get by winning a MAJOR trophy by England last year breeds confidence amongst the players under by a genius of a manager and i said before the tournament started that they are winning this is GO LIONESS
This has been an amazing world cup, as a man raised by a mum who has always been passionate about football it thankful for what these women have given her. She has so much pride and respect for these ladies, not just cause it's womens football but because of the quality.
One has to love these lionesses! They truly deserve that name. After all the mishaps in the preparation before the tournament, they are indidually and as a team a class of their own. And there is still so much potential in this wonderful team (just to think that a player of the format of Chloe Kelly spends most of the time on the bench!). And their coach Wiegman does a great job in havin forged a team with a great spirit and so much knowledge of what is tactically the best option. I hope they will win the title and sing once more "Sweet Caroline". Greetings from Germany Mats
Mats..I like Germany very much..I worked there (Arbeiten) Dusseldorf , Hannover and Frankfurt..Great Cities..Fond memories...All the Best ..from London..✌
Outstanding by the whole team and coaching staff its time to believe the ladies can bring home the trophy and become European and World Champions!!! LETS GOOOOOO
it wasnt just one nation supporting them!!! my welsh dad was! my scottish step grandad was!!! ik of French people who were!!! im in france for the final so 🤞🏻 i can watch it
Really nice to be able to be proud of our national team for once and not be constantly let down and disappointed by them. Hope they win the final, it'll just spark an entire generation of girls getting into football and that would be great.
Come on lionesses you deserve to be there 🏴🏴 fantastic coach and players ❤we no how to win big games just one more we are so proud of you no matter what
Sarina is correct, Spain love playing possession football. In the Euros, they were the team with the 1st highest possession. In most matches they play against basically any other women's side, they will be getting the possession. It's good Sarina sees this and has a plan. The last time England met Spain was in the Quarter-Finals of the Euros against a Spanish side which was even better than it is now. A lot has changed for the Spanish since last Summer so now they have done very well to reach the final (though Japan did recently beat them 4-0 in the World Cup group stage; luckily for Spain, they got through with 6 points due to only having to beat Costa Rica and Zambia to get through, which wasn't a problem for them) Spain tends to comfortably achieve possession rates in the 70's or low 80's percentage wise. It's quite common for their possession to hit 75% or even keep going, against a broad range of teams. _However_ England are also a possession oriented team which tend to like to control the football. In the Euros last year, the team with the 2nd highest possession of any team at the tournament, was England (even with the fact Spain was defeated by England 2-1 in that match) Spain's possession dropped to a relatively low 58% (low, for Spain and their possession obsessed style of game management) England has superb possession and game management as well, and they will need to offset the possession tactics of Spain in the upcoming World Cup Final on Sunday. Spain have more than enough talent to do a lot with the possession they tend to generate, yet England is an awkward team for Spain to face - technically the favourites going into the Final, higher ranked than Spain. England is ranked 4th according to FIFA and Spain is ranked 6th. Win or lose, this has been a massive success for England. It has been for Spain as well, sure, though the points England will have already gained this tournament, mean that they will definitely be moving up those rankings soon. And the FIFA women's ranking is due for another update since it's last update on the 9th June 2023. A mid-late August update is inevitable after the World Cup, and it will show where the new rankings stand. It is quite possible for England to close the gap with the 1st ranked team by a great margin. Sweden having been knocked out late in the competition in the Semi-Finals by Spain previously, still earned enough points this tournament to put a question mark on where exactly the dust shall settle, but let's just say the days of the USA ruling the roost in the rankings are numbered. Having not even advanced beyond the Group Stage, something unheard of for the USWNT, this will hit their margin of lead, though it will likely still be the case that it's still large enough based on historical points to keep them up in 1st. For now (and not for much longer) Germany, Sweden and England are right behind the USA in that order, and sooner or later Germany will get back into form. Having also been knocked out, in Germany's case, by Colombia (whom were then in turn, knocked out by England themselves), Germany won't have much to celebrate from this World Cup either, with predictable wins against some teams in the Group Stage, but no major points on the board for going out so early. Which really leaves Sweden and England as the _real-terms_ major beneficiaries of this tournament.. Without doubt, rankings can be misleading. Sweden were rather erratic against Spain and struggled to put things together. This ultimately meant the end for their World Cup. Inversely, against Japan, they had previously carried out a textbook performance and dismantled what had until then, a seemingly an unstoppable Japanese side. Japan was being considered one of the teams to beat, and apparently Sweden took that personally. It was quite surprising how much Sweden got to Japan and ended their run of victories so straightforwardly. On paper, Sweden should have won. This will of course embolden Spain in the Final, having already beaten a team ranked slightly higher than England. But on balance, rankings at the top end can be superficial and in reality, England has been much better this World Cup. Japan was nothing England couldn't handle this time. But then Australia did that back to Sweden. It's been quite the inconsistent world cup for a lot of big teams. Sweden is 3rd ranked in the world, ahead of England in 4th, and France in 5th etc. But of the nominally Top 5 teams in 2023, only England remains. Some may scoff at England having beaten Nigeria (ranked 40th) and Denmark (ranked 13th) Beating China (ranked 14th) 6-1 won't get many plaudits either. All the same, Nigeria did beat Australia 3-2 during the group stage. Australia had already done enough to move into the knockout stage but that is the truth, Nigeria beat them. Nigeria, ranked 40th, Australia, ranked 10th in the world. Again, the rankings can be misleading, in a range of ways, especially in terms of current performance standards. Germany and the USA for instance, were both very subpar according to their own expectations and standards. England has been keeping up a great standard albeit with some apparent inconsistency every other match. However, I would argue that so-called 'inconsistency' is unfair. They weren't at their best by any means against Nigeria, Denmark or even Haiti. Even so, Haiti is a strong team and Denmark are known for being defensively very stubborn. Denmark was an awkward team to have to run into so early for England, and they are not pushovers in spite of their relatively poor tournament this time around. 13th ranked Denmark is nothing to take lightly. Just because Haiti was the lowest ranked team I think to even be at the World Cup, doesn't mean this reflects how they played. They were only narrowly beaten by England and in spite of losing to Denmark and China as well, just saying that casually doesn't indicate just how tough those matches were (well, China did go all out against Haiti, determined to at least end the tournament having beaten Haiti) But Denmark and China were much closer, for obvious reasons. England beating those three teams was perhaps expected, but in a World Chip it's not a great plan to be assuming easy wins even against smaller teams. Surprises can happen. England may have slightly underestimated Haiti, giving them a shaky start to their World Cup, but just about everyone else at the World Cup underestimated Haiti. And Nigeria. And Colombia. But here we are. And it was England's luck to basically get all these wildcard teams that were deemed easy by the easily fooled. Rankings tell one story, real-terms performances in the here and now, another. And Nigeria deserve a much higher ranking than 40th. Haiti deserve to be ranked higher than 53rd, in spite of having gained little but experience from going to this World Cup. 3 losses in the group stages was a harsh outcome for Haiti, and I felt sorry for them. Denmark only narrowly beat China but was crushed by Australia. England will get accused of having an 'easy path' to the final, but this isn't true. The focus should be on real-terms performances from teams, regardless of their nominal rankings. And England's ranking and performance are feathered nicely together, both befitting each other (if not surpassing their ranking) If you think about it, Spain and England have both already exceeded their ranking; England at 4th rank and Spain at 6th rank, where the minimum reward is the Silver aka 2nd place medal, as runners-up, and the only reward higher than that is the 1st place trophy. Both are already winners to even be there - and neither have reached the Women's World Cup Final before now. They are both success stories already. The trophy at this point is just the cherry on top. Winning their semi-finals is already a massive achievement for both England and Spain. Perhaps slightly more so Spain, just looking at rankings (but the fact is, England just beat Australia 3-1 _in Australia_ in spite of 75,000 Australians in the stadium and being on the other side of the world from their usual grounds) Quite obviously, both England and Spain completely deserve to be in the Final and are worthy adversaries. England _and_ Spain prefer possession football tactics and when they meet, it will come down to individual moments of brilliance, teamwork set pieces and the tactical input of their managers, to decide the tournament's winner. England have what it takes to win this World Cup and reach a new height for the Lionesses, in back-to-back tournaments, just after winning the Women's European Championships/Euros last Summer. I wish them all the very best for this Sunday. One more step! Go on Hemp get another! 🦁 🦁 🦁 🏆
My immediate thoughts after the game (was rooting hard for England): What does Lauren Hemp put in her breakfast? - Insane how she just keeps on, doesn't let go, runs and runs and runs... Fantastic defense play at times from the English. Mary is solid and so skilled. Toone's goal deliciously smooth. Kerr's goal a wonder to behold. What a little power machine! Hemp's assist something to envy. Moving to see both the joy of the winners and the sorrow of the Matildas. Will be shaking during the final. Come on England!
Excellent, the girls never let us down , ime from essex and we were off to Dorset to see family, well worth making it for kick off! Well done girls , great stuff , one more Sunday and bring it home
As an Australian I have to admit your English girls are spectacular. They controlled the midrange and were dominant pressing forward and defensive. Congrats, better team won. Should make for a incredible final against Spain. I'll be watching cheers 🍻
Well done to those brilliant girls who have done England very well and deserve to be in that final hopefully they can go on and win it , sending love to all those beautiful girl's from Ireland James 🇮🇪 YNWA 🇮🇪❤️💚❤️❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️ come on England
No Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Lauren James. Plus the highest goalscorer retired last year in Helen White and still in the final of the World Cup. The team has depth in every position and will hopefully win on Sunday. Let's go Lionesses
The fact that James might not be first choice for THE FINAL is testament to how good this England side is and surely must rank world No1 over America if or when they beat Spain in the FINAL OF THE WOMANS WORLD CUP.
We have got one of the greatest manager of all time for England.She has got the whole team and squad players coming in playing so well.Congrats to u all.Thank u very much for that semi final it was excellent from everyone on the pitch.Comon girls lets do it.🎉🎉🎉👍👍
Well done the Lionesses! Over a Summer when we had terrifically fought but drawn men's and women's Ashes Cricket, World Cup Netball going to the Aussies and now World Cup Football going to the English sporting honours are now even between the Aussies and the English. Respects to both countries.
@@spaceinvader992 Oh I know that. I was just referring to the brilliant Summer battles we have had with the Aussies. But I am pretty sure the Fat Lady will be singing 'Sweet Caroline'....
What will Mary Earps do if England win the World Cup...dancing on the table during a press conference, after winning the Euros, has set the bar pretty high! COYL
Today's match was a real nail biter scoring first but then back at 1-1 I really thought at that point can they hold their nerve and stay focused, well the answer was yes they had it in the bag and deserved to win,it was a tremendous performance by all players,top teams fell away Germany, USA, France, Brasil and more,to beat Australia in their own stadium under tremendous pressure from the supporters and the England faithful out numbered, surly the country can dream now of a world cup final victory, come on the girls,stay cool stay focused and no silly mistakes and you'll win this you really will 😄🏴⚽🏴⚽
It's up to the Football Gods on Sunday, in tournament football anything can happen ! Our girls know how to win though.......they just need the rub of the green 🤞🏴
@@garymoore2535 ik though we were gonna do well. Everyone was going on about performances but it’s all about peaking and that’s what we are doing now. Now is when you should be watching euros winning performances and it’s exactly what we watched. You watch Japan they peaked way to early and got found out too quickly. We haven’t excellent performance and if they win I’m going to there victory parade.
England played really well. Sam Kerr’s goal was exceptional but Hemp’s pass to Russo for the third goal was magnificent. C’mon England👍👊👊
Thank you for noticing this. The execution, weight and angle were perfect from Hemp. But Russo still had to take that first time. Beautiful teamwork!
England have quality from the bench to the first team and lauren james will return for the final, Aussie couldnt handle us
Not just the pass, she ran from own half before that. She's brilliant 😊
Yeah I share the same Sir name with her, It's from Northumberland and the boarders. Newcastle. Maybe she originates from here
And the manner in which Alessia Russo converted the pass. She made that goal look easy but unfortunately missed what appeared to be an easier chance early on. Toone, Hemp and Russo, a magnificent trio up front for England today.
I’m Colombian and I am very sad England eliminated us. But the English girls showed nothing but class and empathy towards the teams they eliminated. This team deserves to win. Go England!!
I didn’t see much class in the last 10 minutes trying to stall the game. That yellow card for bringing a second ball onto the field must of been the refs appreciation for England showing just how damnnn classy they are.
And when they beat Nigeria stepping on that girls back and being awarded a second yellow card, your actually right it doesn’t come much more classy then that
@@bentorresan9269 Give it a rest, the actions of one player don’t define the whole team. The rest of the lionesses always console the opposition at the end, they have shown nothing but grace and class in this tournament. Can you imagine the USA being so gracious in victory? A certain tea drinking gesture springs to mind…
And as for that yellow card at the end, every team does that. And Australia were still 3-1 down, there was no way they could have scored enough goals to catch up to England in the last what? minute of their stoppage time? No chance.
Apart from the LJ incident, the Lionesses have been among the cleanest teams in the tournament.
@bentorresan9269 you need a bit of class yourself, to be fair I've seen every team play dirty including Australia..sour grapes no high horses, play nice shake hands
@@bentorresan9269sour grapes for you boy. Hahaha
As a Scotsman love watching England ladies great goals in the game now to win it
Thanx
As a rangers fan that's wat u mean
@@DavidBroadley-tw7ksYes Im an 🏴 Rangers fan, too 💪😃🏴
@David Broadly ur name is English and u Know it..C' Mon England..!!
@MultiBurger1 yes rangers fans ancestors wud have fought with the English at culloden and backed Cromwell that's a defo
Lauren..hemp.....you dont know how much brazilian people and brazilian tv are praising your performance in this world cup.......and sarinas
Her name is now Hempinho! Obrigado!!
She tried to answer these questions as quick as possible so she could get back to the party ... well done Girls
Well*
@@treytoomuch thank you
@@Films4u85Who cares about Europe.
THEY ARE NOT GIRLS! THEY ARE WOMEN
Hello!
Yes, maybe that's the reason why she answered quickly. Or maybe because she needed to go to the toilet 😄 Some things cannot wait for too long 😄
hemp was star player what a performance
Well done girls brilliant especially Hemp what a player!
She was up and down that field all game........ the backbone of the side with her link play........
Aussie here. Huge respect for England last night. Very hostile crowd, but you got the job done. Shattered we lost, but we were simply outplayed.
The Aussies should have booed more - still took them out and crushed some Aussie dreams! Love to see it
@dynamo1796 You'll win the final. If it's anything like our men's national side, the team who kicks us out of the world cup goes on to win- Italy in 2006 and Argentina in 2022
@@kalebarancelovic what's it got to do with the men?
Aussie here too, more like the English played dirty!
@@alexrenn2479 Nah mate, its just physical ball. There were some rightful cards and fouls that we gave away (pushing players etc definitely not on) but tackles that are late or mis-aimed happen all throughout football. You take the foul and try to be a bit more accurate next time!
Lauren Hemp outstanding again.
World class performance.
This team is so well organised defensively - I was watching Lucy Bronze closely, just outstanding. Real leadership, responsibility and execution! Honestly, they make the men’s team look like a bunch of blokes who’ve never played together! It’s not the individual ability, though there are some top players, it’s the cohesion and shape! Sarina really knows what she is doing - if they win can we have her for the men and get rid of yawngate? I’m deadly serious! I want her to be involved somehow at least...
Having a former very good defender as manager really helps with that defensive team organisation. She's instilled a great attitude and cohesive team spirit. Serena would outperform most managers in the mens premier league.
do you want to play England's under 14s school boys team
@@mikereed8181 Do you you pedarist🤣
@@gramscihegemony279 you are a retard who can't spell lol
Sarina wiegman the next men's England manager after wastegate leaves in next year euros 9ice ring to it innit just 👍👌🙏
Congrats congrats a million times you all deserve this..
The manager and the players all done themselves proud. Well done, enjoy the moment. Then get your heads into gear for this World Cup Final please Ladies. Legends.
England playing with a coldness and efficiency that reminds me of Germany in the old days, nothing makes this squad lose their head. I wish that Brazil could have a third of their emotional balance
Sarina Wiegman lost the World Cup four years ago, and since she is not playing around
England played so well today, I hope that they continue playing how they did in the last 20 minutes against Spain on Sunday because it'll be tough but I think they can win it.
Glad england 🇬🇧 won good on them played brilliant 👏👍🏼 I'm from New Zealand cheering you 👏on !❤
🇪🇸🤝🏴
@@DavidBroadley-tw7ksanother jock climbed out of the woodwork.😢😢😢😢😢😢
David BROADLEY E nglish name ..English Ancestors..
🏆no no no
Aussie here, these girls are next level, didn’t even have there best team on, go England
Cheers Aussie..I like ur Van..
not enough to beat spain
Some excellent goals. Kerr goal was incredible
Absolutely proud of you all. Wonderful achievement. You girls have shown what great team spirit is all about. 🎉
So impressed with the football, it's been exceptional ❤
The men should learn from their passion but they can't be arsed because they have so much money, its shameful and disgusting.
@@alanjones5786 A massive achievement, bring on Sunday morning.
@@alanjones5786 to be fair to the men we have to admit that this is womens football and is at the same level as a district team ,if they played the men they would lose 40 nil
@@alanjones5786unnecessary digs again can you just watch the football without slating the men it's always separating the fanbases
@@alanjones5786 absolutely overpaid prima donnas divas
All right to party, nothing wrong with it, one party at a time, plus you might always not get the chance to do it again, hope England win it, "Come on the Lionesses"
Absolutely Freaking AWESOME massive congrats Ladies.
The Heartbreak Kid Ella Toone tuning up the band great finish but Hemp stole the show.
I think England has been getting better as the tournament has gone on. Let’s hope they save their best for last.
Yep! It's all about peaking at the right time and England has done that.
Tooney!!!! Goodness is she clutch! That chip at the euros and now this. An outstanding player. I love them all!!! The lionesses have my heart ♥️
a great bunch of friends playing a game they love and doing a terrific job well done ladies. every confidence you will win it..xxx
Englands defence has been magnificent especially Alex greenwood
Well done girls give them a huge pay rise they deserve it
It doesn't work like that
Well done England Ladies, just one more game to go. Best wishes, from Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Well done ENGLAND 🏴 win 🏆 the cup and Bring it Home to ENGLAND 🏴 come on
Congratulations to the Lionesses from Malaysia ! Now to keep the team spirit against Spain in the World Cup Final.
not enough to beat spain
Very sad for us Aussies, but I hope the Poms win the final. Well done.
Thanks sheep shagger much appreciated 👌🏾
brontewcat* that shows the best side of Aussie sportsmanship, a good game played by two great sides , keep pushing on ,I am sure Australia will win it one day .
Fair play dude but you have had an incredible tournament good luck to you guys on Saturday against Sweden
Thank you brontewcat. Congratulations on a great tournament from the Aussie team but this time not to be. A very sporting gesture from you to comment. Thank you. Our two countries have some great rivalry across manty sports but at the end of the day being magnanimous in either victory or defeat says a lot about the players and nation they represent.
@@gramscihegemony279 Isn’t that NZ?
No shade towards the Kiwis, that’s just what I heard! 😂
That Hemp's pass to Russo takes me back to Messi's assist against Holland. What a pass, Lauren. Take a bow, girl.
Been following the English male and female teams for over 3 decades...Sooooo hoping they'll win the cup
I love every one of them, so so proud of them all, what a squad ❤️ bring it home ladies
Congratulation English Ladies, Hope you Will win next game also, I'm your fan.
This is what DREAMSSSS are MADEEEEE OF!!! The Country is ROOTING for youuuu 👏💙🏴🦁
Just making the final is incredible. Winning it will be a bonus
This is what you get by winning a MAJOR trophy by England last year breeds confidence amongst the players under by a genius of a manager and i said before the tournament started that they are winning this is GO LIONESS
This has been an amazing world cup, as a man raised by a mum who has always been passionate about football it thankful for what these women have given her.
She has so much pride and respect for these ladies, not just cause it's womens football but because of the quality.
England are amazing,the squad is so together.They put the men's team to shame.Hemp was awesome!!!
What a great team. Well done.
Right!! Not a Morning person aside, Spain and England 6am Sunday morning.
One has to love these lionesses! They truly deserve that name. After all the mishaps in the preparation before the tournament, they are indidually and as a team a class of their own. And there is still so much potential in this wonderful team (just to think that a player of the format of Chloe Kelly spends most of the time on the bench!). And their coach Wiegman does a great job in havin forged a team with a great spirit and so much knowledge of what is tactically the best option.
I hope they will win the title and sing once more "Sweet Caroline".
Greetings from Germany
Mats
Mats..I like Germany very much..I worked there (Arbeiten) Dusseldorf , Hannover and Frankfurt..Great Cities..Fond memories...All the Best ..from London..✌
Well done Lionesses. Great concentration by the team on Australia's home ground. Very pleased for them - and us.
A World Cup win would mean everything for these talented ladies… and a very nice birthday present for captain Millie Bright!
That was a great performance in front of 80,000 Aussies, you shut them right up girls.
Wow what a game Congratulations lionesses can’t wait till Sunday 🫶🏴🦁👏👏👏
Come on ladies, only Spain to go - let’s fucking have em!
A Team of stars
Outstanding by the whole team and coaching staff its time to believe the ladies can bring home the trophy and become European and World Champions!!! LETS GOOOOOO
Her face before the camera rolled at the start. Really sweet. Its like going back to the old days of sport.
Fantastic first goal ! I honestly think that any keeper would've struggled to keep that one out !
Power and great accuracy !
CONGRATULATIONS
COME ON ENGLAND
YOU GOT THIS
Have fun ladies, you deserve every moment !
it wasnt just one nation supporting them!!! my welsh dad was! my scottish step grandad was!!! ik of French people who were!!! im in france for the final so 🤞🏻 i can watch it
Really nice to be able to be proud of our national team for once and not be constantly let down and disappointed by them. Hope they win the final, it'll just spark an entire generation of girls getting into football and that would be great.
Congratulations!!🎉❤🎉Well done ladies, well deserved, all the best for the finals...come on lionesses, you can do it.
Come on lionesses you deserve to be there 🏴🏴 fantastic coach and players ❤we no how to win big games just one more we are so proud of you no matter what
Sarina is correct, Spain love playing possession football. In the Euros, they were the team with the 1st highest possession. In most matches they play against basically any other women's side, they will be getting the possession. It's good Sarina sees this and has a plan. The last time England met Spain was in the Quarter-Finals of the Euros against a Spanish side which was even better than it is now. A lot has changed for the Spanish since last Summer so now they have done very well to reach the final (though Japan did recently beat them 4-0 in the World Cup group stage; luckily for Spain, they got through with 6 points due to only having to beat Costa Rica and Zambia to get through, which wasn't a problem for them)
Spain tends to comfortably achieve possession rates in the 70's or low 80's percentage wise. It's quite common for their possession to hit 75% or even keep going, against a broad range of teams. _However_ England are also a possession oriented team which tend to like to control the football. In the Euros last year, the team with the 2nd highest possession of any team at the tournament, was England (even with the fact Spain was defeated by England 2-1 in that match) Spain's possession dropped to a relatively low 58% (low, for Spain and their possession obsessed style of game management) England has superb possession and game management as well, and they will need to offset the possession tactics of Spain in the upcoming World Cup Final on Sunday.
Spain have more than enough talent to do a lot with the possession they tend to generate, yet England is an awkward team for Spain to face - technically the favourites going into the Final, higher ranked than Spain. England is ranked 4th according to FIFA and Spain is ranked 6th. Win or lose, this has been a massive success for England. It has been for Spain as well, sure, though the points England will have already gained this tournament, mean that they will definitely be moving up those rankings soon. And the FIFA women's ranking is due for another update since it's last update on the 9th June 2023. A mid-late August update is inevitable after the World Cup, and it will show where the new rankings stand.
It is quite possible for England to close the gap with the 1st ranked team by a great margin. Sweden having been knocked out late in the competition in the Semi-Finals by Spain previously, still earned enough points this tournament to put a question mark on where exactly the dust shall settle, but let's just say the days of the USA ruling the roost in the rankings are numbered. Having not even advanced beyond the Group Stage, something unheard of for the USWNT, this will hit their margin of lead, though it will likely still be the case that it's still large enough based on historical points to keep them up in 1st. For now (and not for much longer)
Germany, Sweden and England are right behind the USA in that order, and sooner or later Germany will get back into form. Having also been knocked out, in Germany's case, by Colombia (whom were then in turn, knocked out by England themselves), Germany won't have much to celebrate from this World Cup either, with predictable wins against some teams in the Group Stage, but no major points on the board for going out so early. Which really leaves Sweden and England as the _real-terms_ major beneficiaries of this tournament.. Without doubt, rankings can be misleading.
Sweden were rather erratic against Spain and struggled to put things together. This ultimately meant the end for their World Cup. Inversely, against Japan, they had previously carried out a textbook performance and dismantled what had until then, a seemingly an unstoppable Japanese side. Japan was being considered one of the teams to beat, and apparently Sweden took that personally.
It was quite surprising how much Sweden got to Japan and ended their run of victories so straightforwardly. On paper, Sweden should have won. This will of course embolden Spain in the Final, having already beaten a team ranked slightly higher than England. But on balance, rankings at the top end can be superficial and in reality, England has been much better this World Cup. Japan was nothing England couldn't handle this time.
But then Australia did that back to Sweden. It's been quite the inconsistent world cup for a lot of big teams. Sweden is 3rd ranked in the world, ahead of England in 4th, and France in 5th etc. But of the nominally Top 5 teams in 2023, only England remains. Some may scoff at England having beaten Nigeria (ranked 40th) and Denmark (ranked 13th) Beating China (ranked 14th) 6-1 won't get many plaudits either. All the same, Nigeria did beat Australia 3-2 during the group stage.
Australia had already done enough to move into the knockout stage but that is the truth, Nigeria beat them. Nigeria, ranked 40th, Australia, ranked 10th in the world. Again, the rankings can be misleading, in a range of ways, especially in terms of current performance standards. Germany and the USA for instance, were both very subpar according to their own expectations and standards. England has been keeping up a great standard albeit with some apparent inconsistency every other match.
However, I would argue that so-called 'inconsistency' is unfair. They weren't at their best by any means against Nigeria, Denmark or even Haiti. Even so, Haiti is a strong team and Denmark are known for being defensively very stubborn. Denmark was an awkward team to have to run into so early for England, and they are not pushovers in spite of their relatively poor tournament this time around. 13th ranked Denmark is nothing to take lightly.
Just because Haiti was the lowest ranked team I think to even be at the World Cup, doesn't mean this reflects how they played. They were only narrowly beaten by England and in spite of losing to Denmark and China as well, just saying that casually doesn't indicate just how tough those matches were (well, China did go all out against Haiti, determined to at least end the tournament having beaten Haiti) But Denmark and China were much closer, for obvious reasons.
England beating those three teams was perhaps expected, but in a World Chip it's not a great plan to be assuming easy wins even against smaller teams. Surprises can happen. England may have slightly underestimated Haiti, giving them a shaky start to their World Cup, but just about everyone else at the World Cup underestimated Haiti. And Nigeria. And Colombia. But here we are. And it was England's luck to basically get all these wildcard teams that were deemed easy by the easily fooled.
Rankings tell one story, real-terms performances in the here and now, another. And Nigeria deserve a much higher ranking than 40th. Haiti deserve to be ranked higher than 53rd, in spite of having gained little but experience from going to this World Cup. 3 losses in the group stages was a harsh outcome for Haiti, and I felt sorry for them. Denmark only narrowly beat China but was crushed by Australia.
England will get accused of having an 'easy path' to the final, but this isn't true. The focus should be on real-terms performances from teams, regardless of their nominal rankings. And England's ranking and performance are feathered nicely together, both befitting each other (if not surpassing their ranking) If you think about it, Spain and England have both already exceeded their ranking; England at 4th rank and Spain at 6th rank, where the minimum reward is the Silver aka 2nd place medal, as runners-up, and the only reward higher than that is the 1st place trophy.
Both are already winners to even be there - and neither have reached the Women's World Cup Final before now. They are both success stories already. The trophy at this point is just the cherry on top. Winning their semi-finals is already a massive achievement for both England and Spain. Perhaps slightly more so Spain, just looking at rankings (but the fact is, England just beat Australia 3-1 _in Australia_ in spite of 75,000 Australians in the stadium and being on the other side of the world from their usual grounds) Quite obviously, both England and Spain completely deserve to be in the Final and are worthy adversaries.
England _and_ Spain prefer possession football tactics and when they meet, it will come down to individual moments of brilliance, teamwork set pieces and the tactical input of their managers, to decide the tournament's winner. England have what it takes to win this World Cup and reach a new height for the Lionesses, in back-to-back tournaments, just after winning the Women's European Championships/Euros last Summer. I wish them all the very best for this Sunday.
One more step!
Go on Hemp get another!
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SPAIN got it , the tiki taka girls got it (four year ago were robbed with 2 soft penalty)
@@futFEM..-_-.. Spain lost fair and square. England later lost fair and square. It's the usual.
Toone was well on song today!!! #WhatABanger!!!!
Congratulations from Singapore. Rooting for you in the finals.
Love these girls!!!❤ So so proud 👏 Bring it home🏴🏴🏴🏴
My immediate thoughts after the game (was rooting hard for England): What does Lauren Hemp put in her breakfast? - Insane how she just keeps on, doesn't let go, runs and runs and runs... Fantastic defense play at times from the English. Mary is solid and so skilled. Toone's goal deliciously smooth. Kerr's goal a wonder to behold. What a little power machine! Hemp's assist something to envy. Moving to see both the joy of the winners and the sorrow of the Matildas. Will be shaking during the final. Come on England!
Excellent, the girls never let us down , ime from essex and we were off to Dorset to see family, well worth making it for kick off! Well done girls , great stuff , one more Sunday and bring it home
No one star in the English team they are all stars
Hemp was different gravy today 💪🏼🏴🏴🏴
Great stuff, i am so proud of our Lionesses i cannot wait for Sunday, lets go!
Ella’s Goal was a Rocket 🚀
Pocket rocket.
Come on ladies!?! You’ve been amazing! Huge well done!!
These ladies have already done our country proud 🇬🇧🇬🇧 I just wish I could have witnessed the celebrations in the dressing room 😁
Man 👨 City’s Hemp is England 🏴 WC Superstar ⭐️
Congratulations England...winning e Europe Championship,now e world cup final...they have e best squad ti win it!!! Dun miss it!!
Sarina Wiegman should get a dame hood. Amazing manager.
Ella toone what a goal our number 7
Coach is "top shelf" 👍👍👍
As an Australian I have to admit your English girls are spectacular. They controlled the midrange and were dominant pressing forward and defensive. Congrats, better team won. Should make for a incredible final against Spain. I'll be watching cheers 🍻
So proud of the Lionesses, one more left to do❤
Great team and very good national coach.
Well done to those brilliant girls who have done England very well and deserve to be in that final hopefully they can go on and win it , sending love to all those beautiful girl's from Ireland James 🇮🇪 YNWA 🇮🇪❤️💚❤️❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️ come on England
Girls from Ireland?
obvs ment beautiful girls, from Ireland@@Adam-zh4hm
I fancy Ellie Roebuck (No 2 keeper) A real Babe..
They are all cute.. But wouldn't want to meet Big bad Millie Bright on a dark night ...
Second thoughts...Mmm..Yeah..Wouldn't mind at all.
No Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Lauren James. Plus the highest goalscorer retired last year in Helen White and still in the final of the World Cup. The team has depth in every position and will hopefully win on Sunday. Let's go Lionesses
A magnificent performance from the Lionesses. Bring on Spain!
In front of such a crowd, mostly against you, that was impressive. Well done.
Smashed in the top corner! Awesome goal
The fact that James might not be first choice for THE FINAL is testament to how good this England side is and surely must rank world No1 over America if or when they beat Spain in the FINAL OF THE WOMANS WORLD CUP.
Third time lucky - congrats Lionesses.... 🦁🏴
Hemp was player of the match . Her ball retention and work off the ball are top drawer.
We have got one of the greatest manager of all time for England.She has got the whole team and squad players coming in playing so well.Congrats to u all.Thank u very much for that semi final it was excellent from everyone on the pitch.Comon girls lets do it.🎉🎉🎉👍👍
Well done girls.
Well done the Lionesses! Over a Summer when we had terrifically fought but drawn men's and women's Ashes Cricket, World Cup Netball going to the Aussies and now World Cup Football going to the English sporting honours are now even between the Aussies and the English.
Respects to both countries.
England haven't won yet...don't smoke the cigar to early..
@@spaceinvader992 Oh I know that. I was just referring to the brilliant Summer battles we have had with the Aussies.
But I am pretty sure the Fat Lady will be singing 'Sweet Caroline'....
I would rather they are the underdogs v Spain this Over confidence worries me a bit..
KEEP THE DREAM UP
What will Mary Earps do if England win the World Cup...dancing on the table during a press conference, after winning the Euros, has set the bar pretty high! COYL
Well worth getting up at 5 AM in the States to watch: so much Pride in these Lionesses ⚽⚽
Cheers Geezer..All the Best..!!
They really have overcome a variety of tests . Just one more ! COME ON!
Today's match was a real nail biter scoring first but then back at 1-1 I really thought at that point can they hold their nerve and stay focused, well the answer was yes they had it in the bag and deserved to win,it was a tremendous performance by all players,top teams fell away Germany, USA, France, Brasil and more,to beat Australia in their own stadium under tremendous pressure from the supporters and the England faithful out numbered, surly the country can dream now of a world cup final victory, come on the girls,stay cool stay focused and no silly mistakes and you'll win this you really will 😄🏴⚽🏴⚽
Well done ladies !
Excellent work girls I’ve confidence that you can win the trophy 🏆
Sarina Wiegman 👏👏👏
Women showing the men how it's done, well done ladies 👏👏
behave if they played england men, the girsl would get beat 70 nil plus all day long
That's sexist like the Barbie movie. No wonder women get a bad name
No wonder the fanbase is divided you guys always making unnecessary digs
Can safely say Lauren hemp was absolutely quality
Can we just remember we have a final on Sunday and we haven’t won anything yet ❤
I think they do. It came through in the interviews.
It's up to the Football Gods on Sunday, in tournament football anything can happen ! Our girls know how to win though.......they just need the rub of the green 🤞🏴
@@garymoore2535 ik though we were gonna do well. Everyone was going on about performances but it’s all about peaking and that’s what we are doing now. Now is when you should be watching euros winning performances and it’s exactly what we watched. You watch Japan they peaked way to early and got found out too quickly. We haven’t excellent performance and if they win I’m going to there victory parade.
is it ok for us to enjoy the moment.
Go on the girls ❤
Don’t party too hard girls we still have a job to do!
And then you can party like No tomorrow might see Jack Grealish there getting drunk 😂
spain will win bozo
@@subwayz4032probably cause the balls son kherr lose, the Spain won't. The England will need make a such number of goals to win it
@@LukeiousONieniousMaximous They would probably drink him under the table. Lol.
@luanxx774 Spain lose 4 and score 0 against Japan..We will see..GOOD LUCK Pablo..u will need it..!