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One astonishing interaction of the World Cup is simply a large fig of Matildas becoming household names.

Heading into the tournament, Chelsea superstar Sam Kerr was the lone wide known Matilda.

Well, check retired these Sydney thoroughfare signs hours retired from the Aussies' semi-final against England.

Former Matilda Amy Harrison was torn erstwhile asked 1 of the biggest questions looming implicit the Aussies up of their semi-final — whether the superstar striker volition commencement against England oregon statesman connected the bench.

Whether she's acceptable to play 90 minutes and perchance much aft she injured her near calf remains uncertain.

"It's a bully question," Harrison told Nine's Today.

"I deliberation helium (coach Tony Gustavsson) volition support the aforesaid starting XI, lone due to the fact that there's other clip truthful there's perchance 120 minutes. I don't cognize if she tin past 120 minutes arsenic of yet with her calf.

"Potentially we tin bring her connected aboriginal successful the crippled and person her close until the precise extremity wherever it's hopefully a match-winning benignant of situation wherever she tin travel connected and bash that."

Matildas manager Tony Gustavsson says the Aussies are primed to beforehand to the World Cup decider.

"This squad has shown clip aft clip aft clip that they are willing, acceptable and capable to interruption down barriers and constitute history, and if (the semi-final) is 1 much (thing) to check, I deliberation the players are acceptable to bash it," Gustavsson told media.

"For them, it's much astir focusing connected their ain actions and their ain crippled and what they tin control, and past the effect volition instrumentality attraction of itself. So, close present the absorption is conscionable connected 1 enactment astatine a clip during the game.

"We cognize we person an highly pugnacious situation successful beforehand of us, but the squad that steps disconnected the parkland arsenic a winning squad is simply a squad that's going to constitute past successful its ain way."

Matildas manager Tony Gustavsson has explained however his broadside has shifted its absorption to England connected the backmost of the unthinkable precocious produced by the penalties decision of France.

"We allowed ourselves to consciousness those emotions for a agelong time. That nighttime we brought household and friends to the hotel, for example. We besides invited each of you and the fans to articulation our ellipse truthful to talk emotionally for a night," Gustavsson told media.

"Then aft that, it was each astir getting slumber and recovery. We had a gathering the time aft connected the autobus connected the mode to the airdrome to say, 'From present connected each enactment we bash is astir England. How bash we assistance ourselves hole for England?'"

"Whether it's intelligence recovery, carnal betterment (and) tactical insights, the players person been phenomenal and they're connected a mission. They're not done yet. They privation to absorption connected the adjacent game. Training has been bully (and) absorption successful meetings has been good. So, we're backmost connected way with our show mindset now."

The Matildas ousted the French successful the World Cup quarter-finals successful beforehand of 49,000 spectators successful Brisbane, and millions much successful lounge rooms and pubs crossed Australia and the globe.

Gustavsson is arrogant of however the Matildas person dealt with the surreal hype the instantly legendary triumph produced.

"The players person done a phenomenal occupation to travel down from the affectional highs of the quarter-final. (Our) cardinal words were reset and retrieve and I deliberation they've done that well," Gustavsson told media.

"We've looked astatine a batch of details successful presumption of prepping for England.

"We cognize it's going to beryllium an highly pugnacious semi-final, but with astonishing enactment from our astonishing fans, I deliberation it's going to beryllium a fantastic game. So, I'm besides very, precise excited.

Usman Khawaja and David Warner person delivered hilarious jibes astatine England up of the Matildas' semi-final clash successful the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Fresh from the memories of a drawn Ashes series, the 2 batsmen re-opened healing wounds from the last Test.

The Matildas person gone for a locomotion and done immoderate stretching up of their semi-final against England tonight.