![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/alessia-russo-explains-how-england-went-about-completing-world-cup-comeback-vs-colombia/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Russo-ITVJPG.jpg&description=The Lionesses are through to the last four of the Women's World Cup after a 2-1 victory over Colombia in Sydney, with Alessia Russo scoring an excellent winner just after the hour mark Alessia Russo says England were never "stressed" despite falling behind in their World Cup quarter-final with Colombia. Sarina Wiegman's team had trailed for the first time in their campaign after a stunning Leicy Santos opener, but Lauren Hemp levelled just before the break. Russo's superb finish just after the hour completed the turnaround and set-up a semi-final showdown with co-hosts Australia. England very rarely fall behind under Wiegman. The last time they trailed in a competitive game came back in the Euro 2022 quarter-final when Spain went 1-0 up before the Lionesses hit back. And Russo, who was named Player of the Match by FIFA, said England refused to panic despite finding themselves in the unusual scenario. It is a trait that could serve them well as the tournament reaches crunch time. "I think we knew what we had to do as a team," said Russo. "Colombia are a top team too so when they get moments they are ruthless. "We weren't stressed, it was something we took in our stride, but we knew there were areas we wanted to exploit and we did that more in the second half. "I don't think we were over-panicked, these things happen in football and you're not always going to be ahead in games. We are just buzzing to be in the semi-finals." Show your support for The Lionesses throughout the FIFA Women's World Cup with the latest England home shirt. Mixing the classic with the contemporary, this shirt is being worn by the team as they bid to add a World Cup to their incredible European Championship triumph in 2022. £79.95 A tight contest looked to be heading towards extra-time midway through the second half. But Russo made the difference, latching onto a defensive error before firing past Catalina Perez with a fine finish. It was her second goal at the finals, after scoring against Chi){kind=link}
The Lionesses are through to the last four of the Women’s World Cup after a 2-1 victory over Colombia in Sydney, with Alessia Russo scoring an excellent winner just after the hour mark
Alessia Russo says England were never “stressed” despite falling behind in their World Cup quarter-final with Colombia.
Sarina Wiegman’s team had trailed for the first time in their campaign after a stunning Leicy Santos opener, but Lauren Hemp levelled just before the break. Russo’s superb finish just after the hour completed the turnaround and set-up a semi-final showdown with co-hosts Australia.
England very rarely fall behind under Wiegman. The last time they trailed in a competitive game came back in the Euro 2022 quarter-final when Spain went 1-0 up before the Lionesses hit back.
And Russo, who was named Player of the Match by FIFA, said England refused to panic despite finding themselves in the unusual scenario. It is a trait that could serve them well as the tournament reaches crunch time.