England face Colombia in the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals as the Lionesses continue their knockout campaign in Sydney. The European champions survived a major scare against Nigeria in the last-16, and know they will need to improve when they take on a dangerous Colombia side, who shocked heavyweights Germany in the group stages. Sarina Wiegman ‘s side are without star forward Lauren James, who is suspended for the quarter-final. James has been replaced in the line-up by Ella Toone. The Lionesses will know who could await them in the semi-finals before facing Colombia, as hosts Australia and France goes to penalties in Brisbane. There will be a new winner of the Women’s World Cup this year after Sweden knocked out Japan on Friday , setting up a clash with Spain on the other side of the draw. Follow live updates from the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals, and get the latest England vs Colombia odds here Women’s World Cup: England vs Colombia latest updates England play Colombia in Women’s World Cup quarter-finals with kick-off at 11:30am BST England survived penalty shootout against Nigeria and will be without star forward Lauren James England XI: Earps; Carter, Bright, Greenwood; Bronze, Stanway, Walsh, Daly; Toone; Russo, Hemp Ella Toone replaces suspended James as Sarina Wiegman makes one change Australia and France go to penalties in Brisbane, with winner facing England or Colombia Sam Kerr remains on the bench as Australia name an unchanged team Sweden defeated Japan on Friday to set up semi-final clash with Spain on other half of the draw Women’s World Cup: Australia beat France on penalties! 11:00 , Jamie Braidwood Courtnee Vine for Australia…. SCORES!!!!!!!!!! AUSTRALIA WIN ON PENALTIES! Women’s World Cup: Australia vs France 10:59 , Jamie Braidwood Clare Hunt to win it for Australia…. SAVED!!! This is extraordinary! What a save by Durant! What a hand to save France! Vicki Bècho for France…. MISSES! Becho hits the post with Arnold beaten! It’s match point number three for Australia! Women’s World Cup: Australia vs France 10:56 , Jamie Braidwood The ninth penalty… Kenza Dali for France… SAVED BY ARNOLD! She tips it around the post! BUT NO! Arnold goes off her line early! THERE WILL BE A RETAKE! ARNOLD SAVES AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! Australia will have another penalty to win it! Women’s World Cup: Australia vs France 10:52 , Jamie Braidwood Unreal drama! France are alive! Geyoro next… SCORES! But Arnold should have saved it! She wants a retake! Now Australia can’t miss! Katrina Gorry… SCORES! Just… Durand HAD to save that…. but it squirms through. Sakina Karchaoui for France… IN OFF THE BAR! The sudden death continues… Tameka Yallop… a long run up… SCORES! Maëlle Lakrar for France… A straight run-up… SCORES! France ahead again! Ellie Carpenter for Australia… another long wait… SCORES! In off the post! We’re getting down to the end of the order now… Women’s World Cup: Australia vs France 10:49 , Jamie Braidwood Ève Perisset for France… she came on for the shootout… SAVED by Arnold, she tips it onto the post. Australia have a kick to win it ! AND IT’S ARNOLD WHO HAS THE KICK! THE GOALKEEPER! Arnold to win it…. MISSES! SHE HITS THE POST! Women’s World Cup: Australia vs France 10:46 , Jamie Braidwood Back to all-square…. Wendie Renard for France… SCORES! Arnold goes the wrong way. France lead. Now it’s Sam Kerr for Australia.. what a story this would be. SCORES!!! Just… Durand should have saved that. Eugenie Le Sommer, France’s record scorer…. SCORES! France back into the lead. Now young Mary Fowler… SCORES! Best penalty of the shoot-out! Thundered in! It’s sudden death now… Women’s World Cup LIVE: England vs Colombia 10:46 , Jamie Braidwood Sarina Wiegman is one of the best coaches in the world at figuring out a tactical problem, but even she has now wondered whether she got it right against Nigeria. After hours of analysis following the last-16 tie, the thinking has been England should have gone to a back four. It has influenced some of the approach ahead of the quarter-final against Colombia. Wiegman and her staff are expecting a similar game, and another battle. The latter, like with Nigeria, is not to just reductively describe Colombia as a ‘physical’ team – although that is precisely how England have been preparing. Wiegman has also been planning for the fine side the South Americans are, with special attention paid to star forward Linda Caicedo. It is more how England are now into classic tournament football, even if it is far from the historic surge through Euro 2022. While that almost became free-wheeling at times, this has been a slog. Preview by Miguel Delaney Women’s World Cup: Australia vs France 10:41 , Jamie Braidwood HERE WE GO! France have to face the home crowd… it’s Selma Bacha first… SAVED! Mackenzie Arnold makes the stop to her right! Caitlin Foord for Australia… SCORES! Cool as, into the bottom left! Diani next for France… SCORES! Stares Arnold in the eye and rolls the penalty into the bottom left. Steph Catley next, Australia’s penalty taker… SAVED! Durand goes the right way! Women’s World Cup: Australia 0-0 France 10:37 , Jamie Braidwood PENALTIES! After a goalless 120 minutes, Australia and France go to penalties. And to make things even more dramatic, France have brought on a penalty specialist, in goalkeeper Solène Durand! Will that risk pay off or backfire for France and Herve Renard? Women’s World Cup LIVE: England vs Colombia 10:26 , Jamie Braidwood Mary Earps on England’s defence at the World Cup, which has yet to concede a goal from open play: ‘We can take a lot of pride in the work we’ve done so far in the tournament. Some of our defensive work has been fantastic as a whole team. We have more gears we can go, I really do feel that. Every game it can be over in any moment. Nigeria was a fierce contest and I’m glad we could see that out. We showed great resilience. I think it’s always a reminder but we know that. We love the game, we love playing in World Cups and we want to be here as long as possible. ‘I really believe the best is yet to come. There’s so much talent in the group and so many more levels we can go. That said, I think there’s an incredible wealth of talent and experience that we’ve had together as an international team but also with the teams we play for at club-level. I think it’s an exciting time to be an England player but we have to earn that right every day. We’re constantly looking to improve, drive our performances and our standards. We’re not sitting here happy to be here – we’re not satisfied, we’re not done, there’s more levels to go.’ (The FA via Getty Images) Women’s World Cup: Australia 0-0 France 10:23 , Jamie Braidwood 110 mins: It’s still goalless, somehow! Cortnee Vine goes close for Australia at the front post, almost squeezing a finish with a flick. Australia then have to hack away, after another scramble in the six-yard back. Arnold also had to make a flying stop to her right. Are we heading to penalties? Women’s World Cup LIVE: England vs Colombia 10:12 , Jamie Braidwood Team news! England make one change for the quarter-final, with Ella Toone replacing the suspended Lauren James. Whether that’s a straight swap or signals a formation change, we’ll have to wait and see. England: Earps; Carter, Bright, Greenwood; Bronze, Stanway, Walsh, Daly; Toone; Russo, Hemp Women’s World Cup: Australia 0-0 France 10:08 , Jamie Braidwood NO GOAL! France think they hae the breakthrough – but it’s disallowed! Alanna Kennedy nods the ball down and into her own net – but Wendie Renard committed the foul on Caitlin Foord just before. It’s a huge let off for Australia. Women’s World Cup LIVE: England vs Colombia 10:06 , Jamie Braidwood Sarina Wiegman ahead of England’s quarter-final against Colombia: ‘I hope we don’t have that much stress [as against Nigeria]. We’ve seen in this tournament not one game is easy for anyone. It’s so competitive. It’s the beauty of the game and the growth of the women’s game. I hope it’s decided before that but let’s hope it goes our way. ‘Football is competitive. We have a plan and we play as smart and as aggressive as we can. We’re not making a plan to surprise Colombia. We have our style of play and we have analysed Colombia. ‘This is another different game. We expect also a different performance and hopefully a good result for us. We know how we want to play but also what Colombia wants to do so we have our plan. We will try our best to win the game.’ Women’s World Cup: Australia 0-0 France 09:54 , Jamie Braidwood EXTRA TIME! Australia are now going through what England did against Nigeria: the horrible nerves of extra time. There is nothing to separate France and the co-hosts, although both teams have had their chances. Women’s World Cup LIVE: England vs Colombia 09:46 , Jamie Braidwood England striker Bethany England warned it would be more dangerous to underestimate Colombia than worry about their ‘physical’ approach ahead of Saturday’s quarter-final clash at the Women’s World Cup. Colombia played a part in the biggest shock of the tournament so far in beating Germany as the two-time champions crashed out of the World Cup in the group stages, but the South American side have also earned a reputation for their robust style. A pre-World Cup friendly against Ireland was abandoned when it became ‘overly physical’ – while Germany complained about the rough treatment they received in the 2-1 defeat. It’s been a World Cup of surprises so far and the Lionesses survived a major scare against Nigeria in the last-16 as they advanced on penalties, after playing extra time with 10 players following Lauren James’ red card. And the Tottenham striker said Sarina Wiegman’s side are more concerned about not taking Colombia lightly, while insisting they can also match their fight if the quarter-final does turn physical. Bethany England reveals ‘biggest danger’ facing Lionesses against Colombia Women’s World Cup: Australia 0-0 France 09:41 , Jamie Braidwood Here’s Peyraud Magnin’s save from Raso – this feels like it’s heading to extra time. Still locked at 0-0 with 10 minutes to go. Women’s World Cup: Australia 0-0 France 09:26 , Jamie Braidwood Australia go close again, with Mary Fowler firing straight at Pauline Peyraud Magnin after it breaks in the box! There’s also a mad scramble in the box, but the ball doesn’t quite fall to Kerr. It’s getting nervy, with 30 mins of normal time to go. Women’s World Cup LIVE: England vs Colombia 09:26 , Jamie Braidwood Captain Millie Bright insists England have already moved on from learning they would lose Lauren James for at least Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final after the forward was sent off late in the last-16 victory over Nigeria. The 21-year-old was shown a red after stepping on the back of defender Michelle Alozie, resulting in an automatic one-match ban that could be extended to three games by Fifa’s disciplinary committee, meaning her tournament could be over. James posted an apology to Alozie on Twitter on Tuesday and also vowed to learn from the incident. If there is one team-mate who truly appreciates what James is feeling it is Bright, who four years ago in France became the first player in Lionesses history to be sent off in a World Cup knockout encounter when she was dismissed for a second bookable offence in the semi-final against the United States. ‘I think it is really important that we look after each other,’ Bright said. ‘I have been through that. I know exactly how that feels.’ It’s done – Millie Bright says England have moved on from Lauren James red card Women’s World Cup: Australia 0-0 France 09:13 , Jamie Braidwood Sam Kerr is on! The Australia captain is introduced with 55 minutes on the clock – and the noise in the stadium in Brisbane is incredible. Australia nearly score too, as Raso’s shot is saved! Women’s World Cup: Australia 0-0 France 09:10 , Jamie Braidwood Chance! Australia start well after the break, and Mary Fowler has a great chance to play in Caitlin Foord as the Matildas come forward. But Fowler shoots instead, and it is deflected harmlessly wide. And here comes Sam Kerr! Women’s World Cup LIVE: England vs Colombia 09:06 , Jamie Braidwood Mary Earps said England have not dwelled on the loss of influential striker Lauren James from their World Cup quarter-final clash with Colombia. A standout in the group stage, James was shown a red card in the European champions’ shootout victory over Nigeria in the last-16 after a stamp to the back of Michelle Alozie. She was suspended two games after a disciplinary review. ‘To be honest with you, it’s not something that we’ve really spoken a lot about, because we’re so focused on the game,’ Earps told reporters on Friday. ‘Naturally, we want everybody to be available at all times. But the situation is what it is. England coach Sarina Wiegman said they approach the 21-year-old’s absence as they did that of Keira Walsh, who missed a game-and-a-half with a knee injury. ‘We have a squad of 23… and now we miss another player,’ Wiegman said. ‘It’s ju
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