The Women's World Cup semi-final between Australia and England is the latest chapter in a sporting rivalry that is more than 150 years old.
An energy unlike any other has swept Australia in the days since more than six million Australians watched the Matildas beat France on penalties to earn their first World Cup semi-final berth.
Such was the fervour over the weekend that only in the past day or two has attention really turned towards the "old enemy" England, who are standing in the way of the Matildas' route to the final.Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman has already admitted to being caught off-guard by the scope of the rivalry between the two nations.
"You could say that about the USA, you could say that about so many other countries. So really for us it's just a game." "There's definitely a rivalry there, but I think it gets diluted by the fact they play together so often," she told BBC Sport."That being said, it's tearing fans apart and tearing families apart."Australia and England's football rivalry is an odd one. It is a fixture that rarely throws up opportunities for the two to meet, but always generates excitement when it does.
"With Australia and England, there are no friendlies," then-Socceroos manager Frank Farina told the Sydney Morning Herald earlier this year when looking back on the game.So will this year mark the start of a brand new volume in a storied sporting rivalry?
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