Australia vs England

FIFA Women's World Cup - Semi-finals 16 Aug 2023, 10:00
Australia
Australia
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
England
England
🏟 Accor Stadium (Sydney) 👤 T. Penso Round Semi-finals

Match report

England beat Australia 3-1 in the FIFA Women's World Cup - Semi-finals on 16 August 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

England had 15 shots to Australia's 12.

The match was played at Accor Stadium (Sydney), with T. Penso in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 12 - 15 On target 4 - 5 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 4 - 11 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Alessia Russo
England · 1 goal
8 Lauren Hemp 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Millie Bright 1 assist
8 Alex Greenwood 73 passes (95% accurate)
7 Samantha Kerr 1 goal
First half vs second half
Australia stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 8–8
Shots On Goal 1–2 3–3
Ball Possession 33–67 —
Corners 3–2 3–3
Match statistics
12 Shots Total 15
4 Shots On Goal 5
2 Shots Off Goal 6
6 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 12
3 Shots Outside Box 3
4 Fouls 11
6 Corners 5
1 Offsides 0
42% Ball Possession 58%
0 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 3
332 Passes Total 477
246 Passes Accurate 397
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Australia · 4-4-2
18 M. Arnold
21 E. Carpenter 15 C. Hunt 4 C. Polkinghorne 7 S. Catley
16 H. Raso 19 K. Gorry 23 K. Cooney-Cross 9 C. Foord
11 M. Fowler 20 S. Kerr
England · 3-4-1-2
1 M. Earps
16 J. Carter 6 M. Bright 5 A. Greenwood
2 L. Bronze 8 G. Stanway 4 K. Walsh 9 R. Daly
10 E. Toone
23 A. Russo 11 L. Hemp
Australia
Coach
T. Gustavsson
Substitutes
  • 5 Cortnee Vine
  • 10 Emily Van Egmond
  • 8 Alexandra Chidiac
  • 1 Lydia Williams
  • 12 Teagan Micah
  • 2 Courtney Nevin
  • 22 Charlotte Grant
  • 3 Aivi Luik
  • 6 Clare Wheeler
  • 13 Tameka Yallop
  • 17 Kyah Simon
England
Coach
S. Wiegman
Substitutes
  • 18 Chloe Kelly
  • 13 Hannah Hampton
  • 21 Ellie Roebuck
  • 15 Esme Morgan
  • 3 Niamh Charles
  • 14 Lotte Wubben-Moy
  • 12 Jordan Nobbs
  • 17 Laura Coombs
  • 20 Katie Zelem
  • 22 Katie Robinson
  • 19 Bethany England
Substitutions
  • 72' ↑ C. Vine ↓ H. Raso Australia
  • 81' ↑ E. van Egmond ↓ C. Polkinghorne Australia
  • 87' ↑ C. Kelly ↓ A. Russo England
  • 88' ↑ A. Chidiac ↓ K. Gorry Australia
  • 90' ↑ N. Charles ↓ E. Toone England
Cards
  • 10' A. Greenwood England
  • 90+5' C. Kelly England
Head-to-head
Australia 1 0 draws 2 England
2025-10-28 England W vs Australia W 3 - 0
2023-08-16 Australia vs England 1 - 3
2023-04-11 England vs Australia 0 - 2
Recent form
Australia W W D W W
England D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Australia vs England?
Australia lost 1-3 against England on 16 August 2023.
Who won Australia vs England?
England won the match 3-1.
Where was Australia vs England played?
The match was played at Accor Stadium (Sydney).
Who had more possession in Australia vs England?
England had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.