England stars shared heartwarming photographs of their beloved families and friends as they celebrated their triumphant 2-1 win against their Colombian rivals.

The Lionesses are now one step closer to World Cup glory after a tense 90-minute clash over who would enter the semi-finals.

Goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck shared a touching family photo on Instagram. 

She posed with her mother and father on her right and her believed-to-be nephew on her left.

The 23-year-old, from Sheffield, captured the picture with ‘WIN’ as her clearly proud mother, who was wearing a lime green rain coat, beamed from cheek to cheek.

Her father, who wore shorts and a hoodie, grinned intensely after he was spotted roaring down the stadium as his daughter helped bring her country’s team to victory.

The Manchester City star posed in a light blue tracksuit as she wrapped her arm around a man, who her Instagram followers believe to be her younger nephew.

The two appear to have a close bond as she frequently posts the younger man on her social media. 

Right-back Lucy Bronze tried to contain her nephew’s excitement as the little boy swung his arms in the air, struggling to control his cheer.

The Barcelona player, judging by her social media, spends a lot of time the toddler, as many dub the Lioness a ‘No1 auntie’.

The 31-year-old sticks her tongue out while laughing at the delighted toddler as he raved about the Lionesses’ intense win. 

Lucy was pictured in the club’s light blue tracksuit, a tight pony tail and a black cross-body bag. 

Box-to-box midfielder, Jordon Nobbs poses with her friend and head of Women’s Football at Caabase, Georgie Hodge.

The Aston Villa star, sporting her iconic blue and pink puffer jacket, wrapped her arm around Georgie, who was wearing a brown jacket and cream trousers, while she posed with sports agent Suzie Lamburn in the Australian stands.

The photograph was captioned with two bright red love hearts as the trio grinned with excitement. 

England now sail forward into the semi-finals Down Under, following their tense quarter-final, with goals from Hemp and Alessia Russo seeing them through after the Colombians had taken the lead.

As the ecstatic team went on to celebrate on the pitch, pundit and former player Wright, a champion of women’s football, embraced a joyful Hemp after her first-half equaliser.

Russo then grabbed the winner in the second half, smashing her shot past goalkeeper Catalina Perez, securing a brilliant comeback from the initial 1-0 score.

England were booed by the South American team’s support in the first half, before they looked to upset the odds by opening the scoring.

But England fought on to claim the lead in the second half and will now face home nation Australia in the semis as they aim to get to the World Cup final for the first time.

The Lionesses were roared on by fans across the world to keep their dream alive as Wiegman pushed her side to take the win in 90 minutes.

After the victory, England players could be seen consoling some of the devastated young Colombians and swapping shirts with them.

A message posted on the Twitter account of the Prince and Princess of Wales congratulated the Lionesses for their epic win, as they said: ‘Bring on the semi-finals! A hard-fought win, well done @Lionesses’.

Speaking after the match, Lauren Hemp told ITV she was ‘so proud’ of the team and said they were all feeling ‘really confident’.

‘I’m absolutely knackered right now,’ Hemp smiled, adding: ‘I’m so proud of the team.

‘Whenever we got the ball we looked like we were going to create something.’

Hemp paid tribute to the ‘special connection’ she has with striker Alessia Russo, and was optimistic about their chances against home nation Australia after the crowd’s hostile atmosphere.

She said: ‘The atmosphere was incredible, I couldn’t even hear the person next to me.’

Coach Wiegman described the match as a ‘very tough challenge’. She said the second half was ‘hard’ against such a tough team, but continued: ‘I am so proud of the team… if we had [been better] we could have finished up the game a little earlier.’

Excited England fans arrived at Stadium Australia in Sydney waving flags and wearing red and white face paint ahead of the Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses’ World Cup quarter-final clash.

The Colombian team had a quick start to the match with an early dash towards England’s goal, as the Lionesses faced boos and jeers from Colombian fans – a factor German players previously said contributed to their last-16 loss against the side.