Mary Earps had promised the best was yet to come from England after three limp but dogged performances out of four had earned them a place in this quarter-final. In front of 75,784 overwhelmingly hostile fans, they delivered. Well, mostly.
It was far from complete, but it was a huge improvement and the forwards Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo ensured England came from behind against Colombia to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against the co-hosts Australia on Wednesday.
