England’s Lauren Hemp, left, scores past Australia goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold, right, as Australia’s Ellie Carpenter tries to block during their FIFA Women’s World Cup match at Stadium Australia in Sydney yesterday. “The one thing I’ve always wanted to do is get to a World Cup final,” Bronze told the BBC. It’s been amazing to play against Australia, in Australia, what a fantastic tournament they had but we’re in the final,” she said. Despite losing, Australia have enjoyed their best World Cup ever, with a third-placed playoff against Sweden on Saturday still to play. At the other end, goalkeeper MacKenzie Arnold rescued Australia minutes later, deflecting Georgia Stanway’s strike with her legs as the game opened up.
