ENGLAND 2
COLOMBIA 1
LUCY BRONZE kicked off the war of words with Australia by saying that England know how to win big games.
The Barcelona defender said she was looking forward to "a feisty affair" as attention turned Wednesday's World Cup semi-final following victory over Colombia.
It will be the third consecutive occasion that Bronze has reached the last four on the biggest stage.
Both in Canada and France those clashes ended in defeat to Japan and USA respectively - but the Lionesses ended that record of semi-final failure at last year's Euros.
Bronze, below, said: "We are the only team to be in three consecutive World Cup semi-finals, which obviously puts us in good stead. We know what we are facing for the next game.
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