Women's World Cup/England Vs. Australia Bring Soccer Home Or Champions Stay Home

The Women's World Cup will feature England vs. Australia in the final four at 6 a.m. Et on Thursday, with two teams that have never qualified for a World Cup final going head-to-head. Facing the host Australia, who are eager to create history at home, England, who are looking forward to "bringing football home", has a real test.

Judging from the schedule of the final four of the World Cup, the Swedish team and the champion United States battled to PK battle, the Spanish team has faced Japan and the Netherlands, and the Australian team has experienced 10 rounds of PK with the French team in the last game. England, by contrast, have the easiest schedule, with their first five opponents all ranked outside 10 in the world. Despite reaching the semifinals of the Women's World Cup for the third time in a row, European champion England's performance was not very convincing except against China.

In both knockout matches, England won their opponents in thrilling fashion. Facing Nigeria in the round of 16, the England team was once suppressed, and finally passed through the PK battle; Against Colombia in the last eight, England struggled to complete the comeback after falling behind. Australia, ranked No. 10 in the world and riding high at the moment, will not give the European champions so much room for error.