Sarina Wiegman didn’t know much about the history of sporting hatred between England and Australia, and had to do some brushing up after she kept getting asked about it.
“I’ve had a couple of questions about the rivalry, so it’s going to be bigger than I thought it was,” said the England head coach, before the Lionesses’ hotly-anticipated Women’s World Cup semifinal against the host nation in Sydney on Wednesday (coverage begins at 5 a.m. ET with kickoff at 6 a.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). “I really like the people here, but that doesn’t mean there’s no rivalry.”
Australia backup goalkeeper Lydia Williams tried to sell the tale that this is “just” another game. “I think obviously you see it in a lot of men’s competition, especially in cricket and rugby,” Williams told reporters. “But for us, we’ve had so many rivalries with other…