The United States Women’s National Team faces England today in the first semi-final match of the Women’s World Cup. The winner of U.S. vs. England will play in the World Cup final on Sunday against the winner of Wednesday’s semi-final between Netherlands and Sweden. The losers of each of the semi-final matches will play each other on Saturday to determine third place.
Second half live updates: USA vs. England
58th minute: England makes the first substitution of the game. Forward Beth Mead is subbed out and is replaced by Fran Kirby to give the Lionesses fresh legs as they work toward the equalizer.
46th minute: Yellow card. USA. Lindsey Horan was issued a caution less than a minute into the second half for fouling England forward Rachel Daly.
USA vs. England: First half highlights
Halftime score: United States 2, England 1
The U.S. outshot England 9-3 and England had 56% of the possession. The two sides were otherwise equal in the first half, each with two corners and three fouls.
40th minute: Yellow card, England. Millie Bright threw her right arm out across the face of Alex Morgan, knocking the U.S. forward to the turf. The U.S. placed the ensuing free kick into the box where it was headed wide.
31st minute: GOAL USA. On her 30th birthday, Alex Morgan gives the U.S. the lead again taking a ball dead center in the box from a pass from midfielder Lindsey Horan and heads it home. That’s Morgan’s sixth goal and she’s tied again with Ellen White for the Golden Boot award.
19th minute: GOAL England. Driving down into the U.S. zone, left winger Beth Mead played a great ball into the box and Ellen White put it away for England’s shot and first goal. White is now leading the golden boot competition with six goals.
10th minute: GOAL USA. Christen Press, making the start in place of Megan Rapinoe – gets her first goal of the tournament. Forward Tobin Heath played a long “through ball” down the right side. Defender Kelley O’Hara ran deep onto the ball and played a long cross in and Press made no mistake heading it into the net.
5th minute: Both teams are feeling each other out, but USA has had the ball in the England side of the field more so far. England is committing a few early fouls as it ties play more physical with the U.S. team. U.S. forward Alex Morgan has been the recipient of a few hard tackles.
Women’s World Cup Fast Facts
- With their 2-1 win over France, the U.S. won their 10th consecutive match at a Women’s World Cup, tying a record set by Norway between 1995 and 1999.
- The U.S. has advanced to the semi-finals in every Women’s World Cup held.
- Golden Boot race: Both Alex Morgan for the U.S. and England’s Ellen White scored in the first half and are tied with six goals apiece.
- Including the France Quarterfinal win, the U.S. owns the World Cup record for most games played (48), most wins (38) and most goals scored (134)
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Megan Rapinoe out of the starting lineup
In a stunning decision, Rapinoe, who has scored all four goals in the knockout stage for USA, will not be in the starting lineup, the team announced on Twitter. Unclear if she is injured, but the star was seen on the sidelines warming up prior to the game
According to the Goal.com’s Seth Vertelney, a U.S. team official said her absence is not disciplinary.
USA vs. England: How did they get here?
United States’ World Cup path
The U.S. Women won all three matches in the group stage. They beat Thailand 13-0, Chile 3-0 and Sweden 2-0 to win Group F and advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
The U.S. faced Spain in the Round of 16 in a match filled with controversial calls. The U.S was awarded two penalty kicks and Megan Rapinoe capitalized on both of them. It was the worst performance by the U.S. this tournament, but they bounced back in the Quarterfinals.
The U.S. was convincing in Friday’s quarterfinal win over France, thanks to clinical defense by the U.S. team throughout the first half. They managed to keep France without a single shot on target and – more importantly – off the scoreboard. The U.S. stumbled a bit in the second half, but displayed a show of defensive force worthy of World Cup champions. The lone French goal was only the second the U.S. has allowed all tournament.
England’s World Cup path
England has only advanced into the semi-final round once in their previous four World Cup appearances. They fell to Japan in the 2015 World Cup semi-final, settling for third place after beating Germany in the runners-up match.
2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Bracket
USA vs. England – all time
In their first-ever meeting with England, in 1985, the U.S. women lost by a score of 3-1. That match was the third match ever played by a United States Women’s National team.
Overall, the U.S. has won 10 of the 16 all-time meetings with England, losing four times and drawing twice. The two sides last met in March 2019 at the SheBelieves Cup. England ultimately won the tournament, but played the U.S. to a 2-2 draw.
Before that, the United States defeated England in their 2018 SheBelieves Cup match, by a score of 1-0.
How to watch USA vs. England
- What: 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Teams: England vs. United States
- Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2019
- Time: 3:00 p.m. ET (9:00 p.m. local time in Lyon, France)
- On TV: Fox (English), Telemundo (Spanish)
- Online Stream: FuboTV – start a free trial
USA vs. England odds
Oddsmakers are busy setting the money lines for the U.S. vs. England World Cup semi-final. According to Sportsline, the United States is a -120 money line favorite, meaning you’d need to bet $120 to win $100. England is going off as the underdog at +350, meaning you would win $350 on a $100 bet. A draw in regulation is +250, and the over-under for total goals scored is 2.5.
