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Lionesses shares the champions

England and the USA meet in the World Cup semi-final in Lyon on Tuesday evening. Tim Stillman thinks it will be close, but that the reigning world champions will progress- According lớn the free soccer tips site page!

England v USA

Tuesday July 2, 20:00

BBC One

Neville looking to match USA's confidence

Since being appointed as the coach of the Lionesses some 18 months ago, Phil Neville has cited the US as a benchmark for his team. In his unveiling press conference, Neville told journalists, "I relate it back lớn the USA team and the way they puff their chests out and say 'we're the best in the world', that's the kind of arrogance I want from my team."

Neville has continued this bullishness into the World Cup and in the build-up to this crunch semi-final against the US- England's biggest soccer handicap tip since losing the Euro 2009 Final lớn Germany. &Quot;Nobody cares who loses a semi-final, it's all about winning. No-one cares about silver and bronze - it's the gold medal everyone wants," Neville said in his pre-match press conference.

The Lionesses boss describes Tuesday's opponents as 'the best team in the world' with good cause. They are the reigning World champions after all. They also possess quality and depth in pretty much every position. It is difficult to identify too many weaknesses. The forward line of Tobin Heath, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan is as star studded as they come.

Both teams have goalscorers- but the midfield is where the real battle lies

Both on 5 goals at the World Cup, Morgan and Rapinoe are engaged in a private battle for the golden boot- you can get 10/3 for Morgan lớn score first or 7/2 on Rapinoe, who has scored all four of the US' goals in the knockout stages. England striker Ellen White is also on 5 goals for the tournament and you can get exceptionally good value on her as first goalscorer at 8/1. Unlike past tournaments, the US' power base, however, is not just their star-studded forward line.

Coach Jill Ellis has moved away from a 4-4-2 shape recently and towards a more modern 4-3-3. This is because they have a well-balanced engine room. Julie Ertz is one of the best midfield ball-winners in the women's game and her battle with England stalwart Jill Scott could define this encounter. Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis are likely to complete the midfield trio with Lindsey Horan on the bench, showcasing the incredible depth available lớn Ellis.