Sarina Wiegman said England’s World Cup semi-final against Australia was “probably going to be bigger than I imagined” after the Lionesses dug deep to come from behind and defeat Colombia.
The questions the Dutch manager faced after this win opened her eyes to the scale of the sporting rivalry between England and Australia, who last month finished women’s and men’s Ashes series – both drawn but with Australia retaining the Ashes in each. Wiegman’s only defeat in 37 matches in charge of England was in a friendly against Australia four months ago.
