The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
The US have lost just one of their last five matches against England (W3 D1), with the most recent encounter between the two countries ending 2-2 in the SheBelieves Cup in March.
Jill Ellis makes two changes to the team that started against France and also has made a big call. Rapinoe, who scored both goals in that match, starts on the bench along with Mewis. Horan and Press are the players to come into the side.
Phil Neville makes three changes to the side that beat Norway in the quarter-final and the big news is that goalkeeper Bardsley is missing through a hamstring injury. Telford comes into the side in her place. Mead and Daly also start, with Duggan and Kirby dropping down to the bench.
UNITED STATES SUBS: Ali Krieger, Mallory Pugh, Megan Rapinoe, Emily Sonnett, Samantha Mewis, Carli Lloyd, Ashlyn Harris, Allie Long, Adrianna Franch, Morgan Brian, Jessica McDonald, Tierna Davidson.
UNITED STATES (4-3-3): Alyssa Naeher; Kelley O’Hara, Abby Dahlkemper, Becky Sauerbrunn, Crystal Dunn; Rose Lavelle, Julie Eartz, Lindsey Horan; Tobin Heath, Alex Morgan, Christen Press.
ENGLAND SUBS: Karen Carney, Georgia Stanway, Leah Williamson, Lucy Staniforth, Karen Bardsley, Mary Earps, Jade Moore, Alex Greenwood, Abbie McManus, Fran Kirby, Toni Duggan, Jodie Taylor.
ENGLAND STARTING XI (4-1-4-1): Carly Telford; Lucy Bronze, Steph Houghton, Millie Bright, Demi Stokes; Keira Walsh; Beth Mead, Rachel Daly, Jill Scott, Nikita Parris; Ellen White.
England cruised past Norway in the last round to win 3-0 and reach the semi-final stage for the second consecutive tournament. If they win the match today, they will reach the World Cup final for the first time in their history. As for the US, they held on late in their match against France to win 2-1 and qualify for the semi-final and have now reached this stage of the competition for the eighth successive time. The current holders are hoping to reach the final for the third consecutive edition and retain their title from 2015.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Women’s World Cup semi-final match between England and the United States.
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