Australia and England have long-standing rivalries in men's sport, but for tonight's semifinal, how relevant are these old myths to these bright young teams?
So scant have the meetings been between these two countries that Lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman didn't even know a rivalry existed.
"For me, rivalry is a big thing, but you can have it with any opponent: they can beat you and you can beat them. But, ultimately, it's a game of football and we want to execute and play the best game, a brilliant game for people to watch." "I think tomorrow is going to be just another game … we're trying to focus on one game at a time and focus on ourselves and our own gameplan rather than getting caught up in the rivalry."
As the examples like the 2003 Rugby World Cup or the Ashes that were offered in the media conference showed, these are narratives that have been written and transplanted from elsewhere: by and for men's sport. Indeed, so all-encompassing have these narratives become that it seems there is barely enough space for women's teams to develop their own.
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