England reach Women's World Cup semi-finals after beating hosts Canada
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Updated 28/06/2015 at 08:37 GMT
BC Place, Vancouver: England 2 (Taylor 11, Bronze 14) Canada 1 (Sinclair 41)
Lianne Sanderson #20 and Carly Telford #21 of England run onto the field to celebrate at the final whistle as England defeats Canada 2-1 in the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Quarter Final match between the England and Canada June, 27, 2015
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England reached the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time after beating hosts Canada 2-1 in Vancouver.
Two quick, early strikes gave England an advantage, with Jodie Taylor slotting home after Lauren Sesselmann's error, followed by Lucy Bronze's looping header.
Katie Chapman could have added a third with a nod-on of Fara Williams's free kick, but she hit the bar.
Then Christine Sinclair brought her team back into it just before half-time, with Karen Bardsley spilling the ball at her feet and allowing her to tap home.
England lost Bardsley shortly after half-time with an eye injury, and Siobhan Chamberlain got the opportunity to play her first minutes of the tournament.
She and her defence were under a lot of pressure throughout the second half, but they held on to take England into the last four.
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; England midfielder Jill Scott (8) celebrates with teammates after defeating Canada in the quarterfinals of the FIFA 2015 Women's World Cup at BC Place Stadium
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HIGHLIGHTS
11' GOAL! JODIE TAYLOR! I was about to say that England needed to get a grip in midfield, and centre forward Jodie Taylor did that - capitalising on the mistake by Sesselmann to take it on calmly and slide home.
14' GOAL! LUCY BRONZE! Free kick to Bronze at the back stick, and she loops her header over the keeper as her marker Chapman falls flat on her face.
41' GOAL! And Christine Sinclair gets Canada back into this with a terrible mistake from Karen Bardsley, spilling Lawrence's cross at her feet.
49' OUCH! Bardsley has picked up a black eye and a cut in her eyeball and that looks grotesque. Here's Siobhan Chamberlain, then, for her first minutes in the tournament.
82' CLOSE! Leon is causing all sorts of problems with fresh legs and running round these tired England defenders.
90'+5 THAT'S IT! ENGLAND ARE INTO THE WORLD CUP SEMI-FINALS!
KEY STATISTICS
Lucy Bronze is the first English player with two career goals in the Women's World Cup knock-out stage.
England are in the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time ever.
Christine Sinclair scored her 155th international goal.
TALKING POINT
Can England go all the way? After a performance such as this, there is no reason why not. They are on the cusp of a wave and have momentum on their side. Next up are reigning world champions Japan and, if they do it, they will have beaten the best.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Jodie Taylor (England) - a goal and a stunning work-rate on her first start.
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Jodie Taylor celebrates her goal against Canada
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RATINGS
England: Bardsley 6, Rafferty 7, Williams 7, Houghton 7, Bassett 7, J Scott 7, Carney 7, Moore 7, Bronze 7, K Chapman 7, Taylor 8. Subs - Chamberlain 7, White 7, Stoney 7.
Canada: McLeod 8, Buchanan 7, Wilkinson 7, Belanger 7, Sesselmann 6, D Scott 7, Sinclair 7, Schmidt 7, Tancredi 7, A Chapman 7, Lawrence 7. Subs - Kyle 7, Matheson 7, Leon 7.
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