HERE WIEG GO!

Germany side at Wembley. England’s rivals have clocked up more fouls and more yellow cards than any other team at the tournament and Wiegman said the Lionesses must be ready to front up to their opponents this afternoon.

She said: “At some point, it might be a little physical. Germany can be direct, physical. They are straightforward.

“That’s what we expect. We have seen a few things we might exploit – but you’ll see that tomorrow.”

Skipper Leah Williamson echoed her boss’s thoughts and said that her charges will be combat-ready.

“It’s in the nature of any German team. It’s consistent with the players they have.

“As Sarina says they are physical – it’s a strength of theirs.

“However, our game is so strong as well – and the way we play counters that. Potentially, there are two different approaches.

“We have fight in us. It comes out differently through our style of play.

“It’s something to be aware of – but it’s not something we can’t match.” There is a sell-out crowd approaching 90,000 expected at the home of football for a game that has captured the public’s imagination.

Three Lions chief Gareth Southgate has played his part, sending messages of encouragement to managerial colleague Wiegman.

The Duke of Cambridge, as president of the Football Association, will be attending and many are predicting that an England victory will be a tippingpoint for the women’s game.

However, Williamson took that one stage further and hopes that it would have a positive wider impact.

She said: “This hasn’t just been a change for women’s football but how society in general views women and how we are looked upon.

“I think this isn’t the end of the journey but the start of one – regardless of the end result.

“Every success we have, or change in perception or judgment, will be opening the eyes of someone who views women as having the potential to be the equal of their male counterpart.”