August 12th 2023.
Piers Morgan and Gary Lineker have been leading the celebrations following England's win in the Women's World Cup, heaping praise on the Lionesses after their incredible victory against Colombia. England came from behind to win 2-1 in Sydney on Saturday, with goals from Leicy Santos and Alessia Russo.
Taking to social media to express his pride, Piers Morgan tweeted: "Perfect. You know what to do @Lionesses - make Ashes of the Matildas". Meanwhile, Gary Lineker shared his own words of encouragement, writing: "Victory again for @Lionesses and they’re through to the semifinals. This is a side that knows how to win. Marvellous!"
The Royal Family was also eager to share their appreciation for the England squad, with the Prince and Princess of Wales tweeting: "Bring on the semi-finals! A hard-fought win, well done @Lionesses". Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was also confident that the Lionesses will be lifting the World Cup trophy, writing: "Great team effort from the @Lionesses. Resilient performance. All eyes on the semi-final now… It’s coming home!"
British actress Heather Peace added her own words of praise, tweeting: "What a game. End to end. Totally nerve wracking. @Lionesses were so strong to hold onto their lead against a brilliant Colombian team". Comedian Maisie Adam shared her own reaction to the match, joking that it was "terrifying" to watch and calling for an Aperol spritz to celebrate.
England forward Lauren Hemp spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live after the game, saying: "We're all so excited. As a group, we thrived off the amount of Colombian fans... It just makes it so much more exciting so for me I can’t wait to get going against Australia. It’s going to be a packed out stadium with so many Australian fans but we know if we play at our best, we are unstoppable so hopefully we’ll be able to bring that."
The Lionesses will take on Australia on Wednesday at 11:00am BST, with the game streamed live on BBC. We can only hope that it will be third time lucky for the Lionesses, as they face their third World Cup semi-final. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
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