England’s women have set a new record for the number of people watching a women’s football match on TV in the UK, as a peak audience of 7.6 million people tuned in to watch the Lionesses quarter-final win over Norway in the Women’s World Cup.

The game saw a 38.6% share in the available audience, as England won 3-0 to book their place in the tournament’s semi-finals.

The figures are based on people watching for five minutes or more and is the third time in this World Cup that England have broke the record.

6.1 million people watched England beat Scotland to set a new record at the time, but that was beaten when England beat Cameroon in the last 16 of the competition when 6.9 million people tuned in to witness Phil Neville’s side make the quarter-finals of the competition.

But that figure was smashed out of the park with 7.6 million people getting World Cup fever, as England made the next round of the competition.

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Speaking on The Football Show, former West Ham defender Mollie Kmita spoke of her pride at the backing the side have received during the World Cup.

She explained: “It was a pleasure to watch the win over Norway and an exciting performance.

“Everyone is backing us, and everyone seems to be on our side back home so I hope the girls believe they can go all the way.”

Glastonbury Festival screened the win after a special request from Lioness Georgia Stanway.

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The England midfielder tweeted Glastonbury on Monday asking them to show Thursday’s game for her brother, who was at the festival rather than in Le Harve watching his sister in action.

Relief for the Stanway family came on Tuesday, when Glastonbury announced it would be showing the Lionesses last-eight showdown.

England are yet to find out their semi-final opponents, but will be hoping they can go all the way in the tournament, which concludes on Sunday 7th July.

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