it s toone! reports from sydney. wow! reports from sydney. having booked their place in the world cup final with a memorable victory over the co hosts australia. it s russo! ..england s preparations have continued to go smoothly in sydney, a fully fit squad enjoying a final training session on the eve of the match. intent on surpassing the european crown they claimed last year. your players are about to play in the biggest game of their lives. when you look into their eyes, what do you see? i see calmness. we are well prepared. we are in a very good place, everyone is fit, the team is confident and we really want to play our best game. england into the world cup final. this is a tournament the lionesses have had to battle through, overcoming injury, the suspension of a star player. smash as they go through! ..and a penalty shoot out. but despite such adversity, the team has prevailed. i think everyone knows how big this is, i think it s been the players dreams for years, so
But despite the unrest, spain still have plenty of talent and are the highest ranked team that england have faced here. translation: there will be | a tactical battle and it will be a competitive battle. we are going to fight with all of spain s weapons, it will not change and it is going to be the same that we have used for all of these years. it s going to be the match that everyone in the world has been waiting for. some people are on the pitch, . they think it s all over, it is now. 57 years have passed since an england team last competed in a senior final on the world stage, producing a performance of a lifetime. these lionesses will be aware of such glorious history but they are here to create their own. dan roan, bbc news, sydney. more than 7 million viewers watched england s 3 1semi final win against australia and many more are expected to tune in later. 0ur reporterjane dougall is inside stadium australia there s only a few hours to go
Football in the field. they have told me they wanted to save their voices but they have been singing all morning. this is uncharted territory for the team but the players and fans are ready. the england squad have changed the game and captured imaginations when they won the euros last year but this feels different. they are one victory away from being world champions. if they win their name will be etched on the world cup trophy and in the women s game is history books. i must tell you they will not only be up against spain s team on the pitch, of the pitch they will be up against tens of thousands of australia fans because after england knocked out the matilda s on home soil, many of australia s fans will be cheering for spain in the stadium and in the fan zone where i have seen some spain fans come in. from what i have heard and from what you
World champions. millions of supporters will be roaring them on to victory in what captain millie bright described as the game of their lives . our sports editor dan roan reports from sydney. it s toone! wow! having booked their place in the world cup final with a memorable victory over the co hosts australia. it s russo! ..england s preparations have continued to go smoothly in sydney, a fully fit squad enjoying a final training session on the eve of the match. intent on surpassing the european crown they claimed last year. your players are about to play in the biggest game of their lives. when you look into their eyes, what do you see? i see calmness. we are well prepared. we are in a very good place, everyone is fit, the team is confident and we really want to play our best game. england into the world cup final. this is a tournament the lionesses have had to battle through, overcoming injury, the suspension
Times and run out into the technical area. they have rebranded it all with the final up above and it is in purple and yellow so it will look different to the stadium england played out against australia. that was a really hostile environment. i don t think they are expecting it to be quite as bad this match but it will be tough. spain are no pushover, howeverwe will be tough. spain are no pushover, however we had from sarina wiegman and millie bright talking about england having to play their best game. also, millie bright said it s about wii and asked not i. because sarina wiegman has brought england together as a steam, a squad and their mentality is they are a band of sisters and that is one of the reasons they are here, that they have got to this point because they have got to this point because they have had to overcome overcome many obstacles. they had laurenjames sent off in that knockout game