In the end England's women's did tread exactly the same path as the men usually do - they lost on penalties in the World Cup quarter-final.
Misses in the penalty shoot-out by skipper Faye White and Claire Rafferty meant that England succumbed 4-3 to France after a 1-1 draw after extra time. This, despite leading the penalty shoot-out 3-2 with only two kicks each left. England missed their two; France scored theirs.
And that was after England had led 1-0 through a Jill Scott goal, only for Elise Bussaglia to equalise for the French with only three minutes of normal time to play.
It all sounds so depressin gly familiar doesn't it? Only the names have changed.
Yet, once again like the men, England's women performed up to the expectation of their ranking; tenth in the world, they reached the last eight of the tournament.
France are joined by Japan (conquerors of hosts and holders Germany), USA and Sweden in the semi-finals.
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