ELLEN WHITE was left in tears on live TV after England progressed into the Women’s World Cup final.
The Lionesses roared to a 3-1 win over co-hosts Australia to seal a spot against Spain in Sunday’s final.
Having progressed into England’s first football World Cup final since 1966 and the Women’s first ever final, retired ace White was left emotional by the achievement.
Appearing as a pundit on the BBC, the Lioness legend watched on as goals from Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo fired England into the final.
And at the final whistle White was overcome with emotion.
She said: “I have tears in my eyes.
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“I feel emotional. What this team has done and legacy they have created. To finally say we are in a World Cup final is incredible.”
White, 34, is no stranger to winning silverware with England, having won the European Championships last year.
But for England’s record goalscorer, a World Cup final is a new high.
She was agonisingly close to being in one herself at the 2015 World Cup.
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Though England could only muster a third-place finish on that occasion.
Now the countdown is on for the clash against Spain, who like England are in their first World Cup final.
Fans and pundits alike praised the efforts of the heroic Lionesses.
SunSport columnist Piers Morgan took to Twitter to declare revenge on the Aussies after the controversial Ashes series.
He said: “BREAKING: England’s fabulous @Lionesses crush Australia’s wilting Matildas 3-1 in their own back yard to reach the Women’s World Cup Final….
“…. sweet revenge for the Jonny Bairstow Ashes runout debacle. Congrats ladies – you’ve made your country proud!”
Fans were in pandemonium across the country as they watched on from pubs, BOXPARK’s and screenings all over.
Sarina Wiegman hailed her England team in an emotional interview with the BBC, saying: “The way we played… of course it was a hard game but we found a way to win.
“You’ve been talking about ruthlessness all the time, in this team there is ruthlessness.
“Whether it’s in attack or defence, we really want to keep the ball out of the net.
“We stuck to the plan. I think [Australia have] done an incredible job.
“They really grew into the tournament. They’ve had some setbacks too… they had to win the last game in the group stage.
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“As a team they are really tough to play against. Yeah, what a performance.
“[On reaching a second World Cup final]. I don’t know. I just said… am I in a little fairytale or something?”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
