91Èȱ¬

Summary

  • Bassett own goal as tries to clear cross

  • Defender distraught after full-time whistle

  • Rafferty & Duggan struck Japan crossbar

  • Japan will face USA in final, Monday 00:00 BST

  1. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Katie Chapman gets a foot in and wins a free-kick. Well in.

    One more ball in the mixer to come.

    THREE MINUTES ADDED ON...

  2. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Keeper! Good grief, Japan goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori makes a hash of a long ball forward and it so nearly falls for a white shirt. Japan hack it out though...

    TWO MINUTES left.

  3. Do your duty and support Englandpublished at 01:43 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

    Comic Mark Steel is loving this match.

  4. Get involved #Go Lionessespublished at 01:43 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

    Steph Houghton challengesImage source, Getty Images

    You are following this game from all over the world.

     Following the 91Èȱ¬ text commentary on the Tokyo underground. Ganbare England.

     Having to follow the blog whenever my boss walks away all the way down in New Zealand.

     Watching while at work in Sydney. Go Lionesses show the men how it's done.

    A quick look at Google translate says 'Ganbare' means 'hang in there'.

    Contact us using #GoLionesses. Keep your comments coming in. Loving your work so far.

  5. Postpublished at 86 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Karen Carney is a class act though and has two goals to her name in the tournament already. She could prove the match-winner, that's what boss Mark Sampson will be hoping anyway. 

  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 84 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Katie Chapman rallies the troops as England make a surprising sub. Fara Williams, goalscorer and England's best penalty taker, is off and Karen Carney is on.

    Could that be an error?

  7. Postpublished at 01:39 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

    Speaking for a nation....

  8. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    SEVEN MINUTES left. Ellen White holds it up well, no support and she gets a free-kick.

  9. Get Involved on 81111published at 01:38 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

    Can we all just pause and realise that England are holding their own against the hosts of the World Cup? They've both got their own style and tactics, but there's only one team I would watch every day of the week.

    AbFab

  10. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Jade Moore pops a neat pass over the top into the run of Ellen White, but the flag is raised against the industrious White. 

    Penalties? Looking likely.

  11. Get involved #GoLionessespublished at 01:37 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

     This has "England Penalty Heartbreak" written all over it.

     This second half is some of the most exciting football so far in this WWC.

     For a proper England performance Rafferty will be sent off, we'll battle with 10 to penalties where we ultimately fall short.

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  12. 'Don't-lose-it-now-timepublished at 79 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    We are just over 10 minutes from a potential nerve-shredding period of extra time. This is, as a colleague puts it, 'don't-lose-it-now-time.'

  13. Postpublished at 01:33 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

  14. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 77 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Almost a total fluke as left-back Claire Rafferty goes a club too big on her cross from the left and sails the ball over the keeper and on to the top of the crossbar...

  15. 'England need to double up on Iwabuchi'published at 01:32 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

    Former England captain Faye White.

  16. CLOSE!published at 77 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Alex Scott is beaten too easily by the impressive Mana Iwabuchi and the cross comes in, Mizuho Sakaguchi meets it but drifts her header wide.

    Anyone for a late winner or are we going deep into the night?

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 74 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Alex Scott, solid as you like, is a very good replacement for Lucy Bronze, who leaves the field injured. England's momentum has just been stemmed. 

  18. 'England are tiring a bit'published at 01:30 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Former England goalkeeper

    Quote Message

    It looks like the England players are tiring a bit and they are not able to get forward to support the forwards as they did in the first half. The conditions are possibly getting to England and maybe the gameplan will change accordingly.

  19. CLOSE!published at 73 mins

    Japan 1-1 England

    Japan a much more dangerous side with sub Mana Iwabuchi on the pitch. She should surely have started, based on a few minutes anyway.

    England have trouble as Lucy Bronze and goalkeeper Karen Bardsley both go over with injuries. Can they carry on?

  20. Get involved #GoLionessespublished at 01:27 British Summer Time 2 July 2015

    Japan 1-1 England

    Katie Chapman heads the ballImage source, Getty Images

     England should have been ahead. Let's hope they don't rue those missed chances.

     Really hoping my neighbours don't mind my screams at 1:20am watching England Lionesses.

     Shouted a little loudly on all three goal-scoring opportunities there. Heaven knows how I'll react I'd we actually score again.