So how we feeling before the big dance? 

Absolutely buzzing. Can't believe there are no comments on this thread with the game only 3.5 hours away. Wouldn't mind if Columbia upset the English later, but would be devastated if the Matildas don't get through.

Cuz just picked me up and on our way to homebush live site, then have tics for England v Columbia
Great weather!!  Pumped

must win this game, at all costs, defeat not an option

Veey nervous.

Same starting 11. Van Egmond starts. 

Wake up Kennedy. Goes from miskick to near red and thankfully France miss.

Geez playing with fire. Apparently flag up for offside affecting the keeper? Still, risky and shaky but got to get and use the ball!

Way too casual and way too fancy on ball in crucial areas. We get it and transition backwards. We need to go forward and quick. The options are there.

I don't think sitting back is going to work. They have the quality to punch through in 90 minutes and they have too much time on the ball and too much quality to cough it up

Risk and reward from that Gorry turn but that's the way forward. Mids way too deep there's just way too much space between them and forwards. Long passes ensue.  Should do a Guus and have Van Egmond go wild for 35min then bring Chidiac.

COME ON GIRLS 

Got to beat Renard on the floor. Won't in the air. Press better now with French kicking it out numerous times.

$20 Raso first goal

FFS twice there! Get ball and Van Egmond stops and goes to side then Gorry goes back! There was space and opportunity ahead.

Crunch :D

Why is the French player grabbing the side of her head when she was shoved on the middle back? Concussion rules are very important but this 'my head, my head' shit is rampant to have risky turnovers stopped.

Turnovers galore, can’t put our foot on the ball and not looking very likely.

Theyre starting to get a lot of shots off.

Not a heap of quality skill in this French team. Get Kerr on

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Holding on to the freaking ball long enough and not playing balls to open players jesus christ pissing me offffffffffffff

Fk OFF

OMG but that's akin to their early miss. Massive chances begging. Geez!

Whole damn goal to aim for

Fowler .. way to lob it str8 to the defender fmd

SUBS get her off crap cross. COACH where are you fire the coach 

Defender was sliding and half way to Toowoomba. Fk. Just trap it then slide the ball in.

Got to get a foot to that Fowler!

If it was me and I was at this level with my craft. Closest bottom corner shaving the post... far from anyone.
Baffles me sometimes how these players are pros sometimes

Yeah her head down. Defender would've overshot and then can just pass it into goal.

It's big match nerves. Expects the pressure, feels she has to bang it first touch. Reality: nobody near her. Nobody expects to be in a WC QF with an open goal mouth and nobody for 2 metres around them.