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John Cross

England 90 minutes from glory as Lionesses ease past Sweden in semi-final

Now we can dare to dream after another magical night for the Lionesses.

Sarina Wiegman’s heroes are now just 90 minutes from glory and a place in English football history. Twelve months on from one of Wembley’s darkest days, the Lionesses have made themselves the sporting story of this summer.

It was Beth Mead again making all the headlines with another starring performance in a victory which almost had a sense of destiny. Then when England’s supersub Alessia Russo scored with a sensational back heel, the whole stadium started to sing: “Football’s Coming Home.”

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