LIVE: Matildas' nightmare lives on as England strike

For the archetypal clip successful their history, England are FIFA Women's World Cup finalists.

It's despair for the Matildas though and present they'll combat for a 3rd placed decorativeness successful the play off. 

There's emotion successful the assemblage arsenic England spell up 3-1.

Alessia Russo hits the apt victor with a crisp decorativeness uncovering the backmost of the net.

Despair for Sam Kerr who misses a extremity she should've hit.

After a header from Australian hung successful the air, Kerr had a volley to level but the shot astatine an awkward tallness missed. 

"It should person been two, there's nary denying that should person been two," commentator Amy Chapman said connected Optus Sport.

Clare Polkinghorne departs with Emily Van Egmond connected the field.

Is this a monolithic alteration of maneuver here? 

Cortnee Vine has entered the crippled with Hayley Raso subbed off.

England are backmost successful the pb with Lauren Hemp kicking the extremity home.

A lapse successful judgement from Ellie Carpenter proved costly with Hemp making nary mistake with the finish. 

SAM KERR YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE!

The Matildas prima has equalised with a sensational strike!

A azygous archetypal up successful the aerial to celebrate.

"That is simply a phenomenal finish, in the biggest moment, good done Sam Kerr!," commentator Amy Chapman said connected Optus Sport.

Just nether 10 minutes into the 2nd fractional and nary question connected the scoreboard.

Australia person looked the astir apt but failed to make immoderate wide chopped chances, lacking composure successful the last third.