Australia vs England lineups, starting 11 for Women's World Cup semifinal between Matildas and Lionesses
World Cup co-hosts Australia have reached the semifinals for the first time ever, and will now look to continue a historic tournament by making the final in front of their own fans.
But they will not have it easy against Euro 2022 champions England, who remain undefeated at the tournament – having only conceded two goals in five games.
Both teams have had injury issues before and during the tournament, which have affected their coach's selection options, and there are still lots of team debates ahead of the semifinal, with England also looking to reach the final for the first time ever.
Below are the projected starting lineups for both teams ahead of their match at Stadium Australia on August 16.
Australia projected starting lineup (4-4-1-1): 18. Arnold (GK) — 21. Carpenter, 15. Hunt, 14. Kennedy, 7. Catley — 16. Raso, 19. Gorry, 23. Cooney-Cross, 9. Foord — 11. Fowler — 20. Kerr
The biggest talking point for Australia will be if captain and star attacker Sam Kerr will be slotted into the starting lineup for the first time this tournament.
She played the final 10 minutes in the Round of 16 win over Denmark, before entering the field against France after 55 minutes and playing all the way through extra time and scoring a penalty in the shootout, with a good chance she will now have enough minutes in the legs to start the game against England.
As much as Australia look a more dangerous side with her in it, it does create a selection headache as coach Tony Gustavsson must alter a winning formula to fit her in, with Mary Fowler and Emily van Egmond being the most likely to make way for Kerr's return.
It depends on whether Gustavsson wants to start Kerr, Fowler and Caitlin Foord together in a bid to overwhelm the Lionesses with
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