The Shine of the English Women's Team with a 32-Year-Old Coach

After the men's World Cups in 1966 and 1990, this is the third time in the history of English football that a team from this country reaches the semifinals of the World Cup. An astonishing result, with a 32-year-old head coach. In the quarterfinals of the 2015 Women's World Cup, Japan and England advanced to the semifinals by defeating their opponents. The host of the seventh World Cup, which had achieved good results and was considered a contender for the title, lost to the surprising England team with a score of 2-1 and was eliminated from the tournament. This match had over 54,000 spectators. For the first time in its football history, England reached the semifinals of the Women's World Cup. This event has not been repeated for men's football in this country since the World Cups of 1966 and 1990. Before eliminating Canada, this team also surprised against the contender Norway, coming back from a goal down to score twice through Stephanie Houghton and Lucy Bronze. In the match between England and Canada, even the most optimistic English fans did not expect to be two goals ahead within the first 14 minutes of the game. Jodie Taylor and Lucy Bronze scored for England, and in the same half, Christine Sinclair responded with one goal, which was not enough to prevent the host's elimination. John Herdman, the head coach of Canada, said after his team's defeat: 'We had both good form and good rhythm. My players can leave the stadium with pride. I assure the fans that we gave our utmost effort, but it was not enough for advancement.' Mark Sampson, the 32-year-old head coach of the England national team, is at a suitable age for being in the middle of the field and very young to lead a national team. Sampson became the head coach of his country's women's national team after working in the Bristol academy and has left remarkable results. His football experience is limited to playing in the second division of Wales. In the post-match press conference, he said: 'These incredible results have been achieved with the high character and excellent flexibility of my players. I have never experienced playing in front of such a crowd before.' Defending champion Japan managed to eliminate Australia with a score of 1-0. Mana Iwabuchi dashed Australia's dreams of reaching the semifinals in the 87th minute. In the semifinals, the USA will face Germany, the two most successful teams in the history of the Women's World Cup. The USA, with two championships, one runner-up, and three third-place finishes, leads women's football in the world. Germany has also been a champion twice and a runner-up once. In another semifinal match, Japan will face England. This team must stop the surprising run of its rival to defend its championship title.