SYDNEY — Keira Walsh is hoping England can silence the home crowd when they face co-hosts Australia in the Women’s World Cup semifinal in Sydney on Wednesday but said her side are giving little attention to the historical sporting rivalry between the two nations.
Walsh, 26, started in England’s 2019 World Cup semifinal defeat to the U.S. and was an ever-present in the Lionesses’ triumph at the Euros last summer. She has played in front of raucous home support like the backing they enjoyed in England last summer, but also in other matches where they have been heavily outnumbered in the stands like Saturday’s quarterfinal against Colombia.