Lets ta ke lets take a look outside Stadium Australia as the anticipation builds they are. The fans are arriving, they are. The fans are arriving, they have all got tickets. Mostly failed with matildas fans. Lets speak to shaimaa khalil, in sydney where fans are starting to gather. With less than one hour to go, it is best described as fever pitch amongst the matildas with you. film. Amongst the matildas with you. Oh, m god. Amongst the matildas with you. Oh, my god the amongst the matildas with you. Oi my god. The countdown amongst the matildas with you. 31, my god. The countdown started amongst the matildas with you. 1,u my god. The countdown started a long time ago, since the beginning of the day, but this is the real countdown. Less than one hour to go in that Epic Semifinal between the matildas and the lionesses. As you can see, this is essentially a scene of green and gold. I am this is essentially a scene of green and gold. Iam in this is essentially a scene of green and gold.
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Correspondent shaimaa khalil. This is moving very quickly. What has been the reaction there . It this is moving very quickly. What has been the reaction there . It may have started has been the reaction there . It may have started a has been the reaction there . It may have started a bit has been the reaction there . It may have started a bit slow, has been the reaction there . It may have started a bit slow, but has been the reaction there . It may have started a bit slow, but this have started a bit slow, but this match is picking up really quickly. It is changing very, very fast. I was getting ready to come to speak to you about how wild the crowd went when sam kerr scored that absolute cracker of a goal, with so much powerfrom a distance, her at her absolute best. You couldnt hear yourself talk or think, because the crowd just went wild. Australia were backin crowd just went wild. Australia were back in the game. Within minutes, lauren hemp then scored another goal for england. As
In manchester. We can see the goals on the screen, talk us through the reaction . , ,. , on the screen, talk us through the reaction . , ,. ,. Reaction . There has been so much excitement reaction . There has been so much excitement in reaction . There has been so much excitement in manchester. Reaction . There has been so much excitement in manchester. When l reaction . There has been so much i excitement in manchester. When ella toone scored that fantastic first goal for england, toone scored that Fantastic First Goalfor england, everyone toone scored that fantastic first goal for england, everyone was cheering, there were so many happy faces and lots of young people who are big fans of ella toone. This is where her career first started when she was about five years old. As you can imagine, people were delighted to see her score in the semifinal of the world cup and also pleased to note that england are now through to the final. I want to speak to some of the people who are watching.
Moment has finally, the moment has come . He moment has come finally, the moment has come . Tie moment has come indeed. Just finally, the moment has come . Tue moment has come indeed. Just as we were coming to speak to you, there was kick off and as i stand now looking at the big screen. All eyes are now on the big screen in the fan zone. It is starting already. It is starting already. To cheers and the jeers. This has been so much build up, so much excitement and so much nervousness around this game. It is the rivalry we have been speaking about in so many sports and now you can add the football to it, the matildas versus the lionesses. England come into this as the european champions. They are a strong and resilient team, even if they havent been at their most fluid. But the matildas are riding on a huge wave of love and support. They are everything anyone is talking about all over the country, they are on the front and back pages of newspapers and they are playing to a sold out crow