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.
Like the usa, germany and brazil knocked out. And englands lionnesses were so nearly on the end of the latest upset against Nigeria The African Side were more than a match and could so easily have won the match inside 90 minutes. Englands struggles not helped by in form laurenjames being sent off, for an off the ball incident, shades of David Beckham in 1998, if youre old enough to remember that. The match went all the way to penalties but this time as not the case back then england progressed keeping their Dreams Of A First Womens World Cup alive. Jane dougall is in brisbane for us. England were given an almighty scare and questions will be asked as to why they couldnt score against a country ranked 36 places below them. In contrast nigeria looked strong right from the start and were the better side throughout this match. In the first half england had a shout for a penalty when it looked as though rachel daly had been pushed Out Of The Box but var deemed it no penalty for that much to
Northern isles. It doesnt look like it will last many of us although i think we will hold on to a fine weekend in southern and eastern parts. Low pressure starts to work backin parts. Low pressure starts to work back in bringing the temperatures back in bringing the temperatures back down below average with outbreaks of Rain For Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some warm weather to come thursday into friday. Thats it. Ill be back at 10pm, but you can keep up with all the latest hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. England into the last 8 at the womens world cup but the Lionnesses Ride their luck against nigeria. I think thats what football is all about, fight until the end and being ready at the moment and being able to take the penalties for that of course for us that was great. Not so great though for laurenjames, whos sent off in the second half. How much could that cost them . And the Mathildas March On theyre too strong for denmark, the co hosts putting their early tourn
And could so easily have won the match inside 90 minutes. Englands struggles not helped by in form laurenjames being sent off, for an off the ball incident shades of David Beckham in 1998, if youre old enough to remember that. The match went all the way to penalties but this time, as not the case back then, england progressed, keeping their Dreams Of A First Womens World Cup alive. Jane dougall is in brisbane for us. England were given an almighty scare and questions will be asked as to why they could not go against a country ranked 36 places below them. In contrast, nigeria looked strong right from the start and were the better side throughout this match. In the first half though, england had shout for a penalty when it looked as though rachel daly had been pushed down on the box but var deemed no penalty. Much to the disgust of the fans. And then, in the second half, drama. Striker laurenjames was shown a straight red card and Video Replays showed that she had stamped on nigerias Mic
also on the programme. the search for madeleine mccann begins around a reservoir in portugal 16 years after she disappeared. we re on campus as the government announces new immigration rules to stop some foreign students bringing theirfamily members here. rolf harris, the tv entertainer who was jailed for a string of indecent assaults on girls, has died aged 93. and we take you on a tour around the national collection of british art as tate britain gets a new look. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we ll have more reaction to newcastle united qualifying for next season s champions league. can they be competitive among europe s elite? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bbc has been given cctv footage which appears to show a police van following two teenage boys just moments before they were killed yesterday when the bike they were riding was involved in a collision in cardiff. a riot broke out afterwards with up to 150 people involved.