In pictures: The Matildas' semi-final heartbreak on the front pages

The front pages for the British media were all about one thing: the win.

England's 'LionYesses' shone bright on the front page of The Sun, which also had room for a "wilting Matildas" reference.

"History awaits for pride of England" reads the front page of The Daily Telegraph.

The front page of The Guardian was dominated by an image of the England team celebrating its 3-1 win.

"The History Girls": The Mirror featured a team shot of the winning team.

It was all about the history for The Independent. The semi-final win makes the Lionesses the first England women's team to make it to the final since 1996.

As heartbreaking as the Matildas' loss was, their incredible charge through a home World Cup with the whole nation behind them was also heartwarming,

With a meeting like this after the defeat, how could they be anything but the "queens of hearts"?

Well before the first whistle blew, this World Cup was all about Sam Kerr.

She was on billboards, video games and TV ads and expected to carry the Matildas on her extremely capable shoulders.

Her injury before the opening clash with Ireland if anything only served to intensify the interest and the semi-final was her first full match.

Pride and pain likely sums up the feelings duking it out inside the minds of Kerr and her millions of adoring fans.

Kerr;s last performance performance typified both sides of her tournament.

There was a spell-binding run and unstoppable long-range wonder goal to drag Australia back into the match before a couple of key misses that could have drawn the hosts level again.

But ultimately, even with a proud nation enraptured by the world game, the result was a "heart breakerr".

The pun so nice they used it twice.

In the Sunshine state it's all about the heart shown by the girls over the past weeks, with just a small parochial plug for the third-place play off in Brisbane.

Further west they're also focussing on the painful dichotomy of sport.

A wonder goal but the Tillies are done, "it hurts... but we're so proud".

The sub-editors at the national broadsheet appear to have worked a little harder for their pun but in the end they got what they needed.

The same can't quite be said for the Matildas but maybe, it will be true for the round ball game after this "national lover affair".