With lengthy sunny spells and a few isolated showers, then it will get warmer and turn more humid. all the details later. it s wednesday the 16th of august. england are preparing to face australia in the semifinal of the women s world cup this morning. the lionesses will go head to head with the hosts, in sydney, in the hope of reaching the final for the first time. we ll have all the build up here on breakfast. our sports editor dan roan has more. cue the party! even here in sports mad australia, it s a moment that will never be forgotten. victory over france after a nerve shredding penalty shoot out earned the matildas, as the team is known, a first appearance in the semifinals at their own world cup, thrilling a nation in the process. but now comes the mouthwatering prospect of european champions england, and even the co hosts admit that they re underdogs. look at resources financially, obviously they are a massive favourite going into this game, but if you then add the belief
Will have a dry day with sunny spells, a few isolated showers, and in the next few days it will turn warmer and more humid, especially friday. all the details later. it s wednesday the 16th of august. england are preparing to face australia in the semi final of the women s world cup this morning. the lionesses will go head to head with the hosts, in sydney, in the hope of reaching the final for the first time. we ll have all the build up here on breakfast. our sports editor dan roan has more. cue the party! even here in sports mad australia, it s a moment that will never be forgotten. victory over france after a nerve shredding penalty shoot out earned the matildas, as the team is known, a first appearance in the semifinals at their own world cup, thrilling a nation in the process. but now comes the mouthwatering prospect of european champions england, and even the co hosts admit that they re underdogs. look at resources financially, obviously they are a massive favourite going into th
At their own world cup, thrilling a nation in the process. but now comes the mouthwatering prospect of european champions england, and even the co hosts admit that they re underdogs. look at resources financially, obviously they are a massive favourite going into this game, but if you then add the belief we have, but the one thing that we have that they don t have is the support and the belief from the fans, and that itself is going to be massive. this vast stadium will shortly be filled with more than 70,000 australia fans, all desperate to see their side progress to the final at the expense of england, whose supporters here will of course be vastly outnumbered. the big question whether their team can spoil the co hosts party. australia has enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer, its men s and women s cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final. the lionesses, however, downplaying talk of a special rivalry.