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William Mata

Women’s World Cup: Why are England wearing blue against Australia?

England are playing Australia in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup 2023 - and the co-hosts are naturally in their home kit of gold and green.

But, in football lore, the away side would only wear a secondary or tertiary strip if there is a colour clash.

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