England suffered further semi-final heartbreak as the Lionesses fell to a 2-1 loss to defending Women’s World Cup champions the United States.
Less than 12 months after the men’s senior side fell at the last-four stage to Croatia by the same scoreline in Russia, Phil Neville’s team could not go one better as the Lionesses tasted defeat in a semi-final for a third successive major tournament.
Here, PA takes look at some of the best images from a disappointing night in Lyon.
Both teams line up on the pitch ahead of the semi-final clash (Richard Sellers/PA)
England’s Jill Scott challenges Alex Morgan (Richard Sellers/PA)
Christen Press opened the scoring with a 10th-minute header (Richard Sellers/PA)
Press celebrates putting the United States in front (John Walton/PA)
Ellen White equalised for England in the 19th minute (John Walton/PA)
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