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They have both beaten all comers — sometimes narrowly, sometimes far more easily — and now the United States and England will square off in a Women’s World Cup semifinal on Tuesday in Lyon, France. What can we expect? Excellence.
The United States is the world’s top-ranked team, a devastating mix of skill, experience and confidence. England is the world No. 3, the leading edge of a wave of European challengers. The teams’ recent results are verification that each is at the top of its game. But only one can advance to the final.