Phil Neville hails 'best player in the world' Lucy Bronze as Lionesses duo insist they won't fear France or USA in World Cup semi-final after Norway win England are into a second consecutive Women's World Cup semi-final Phil Neville's Lionesses brushed aside Norway in Le Havre on Thursday Jill Scott, Ellen White and Lucy Bronze were all on the scoresheet By James Dutton For Mailonline Published: 22:25 BST, 27 June 2019 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 27 June 2019 Viewcomments Phil Neville hailed Lucy Bronze's goalscoring performance as England sailed past Norway into the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday night. Jill Scott, Ellen White and Bronze found the back of the net as the Lionesses brushed aside their Scandinavian opponents 3-0 in Le Havre. And both manager and player insisted there is nothing to fear ahead of a clash with either champions USA or hosts France in Lyon next week. Phil Neville celebrates Lucy Bronze's stunning third goal in the win over Norway Neville said after the game: 'We're where we want to be. I think we've seen tonight Lucy Bronze is the best player in the world, without a shadow of a doubt – with her athleticism and quality. 'There's no player like her in the world. I played full-back but never to that level. And he claims he's 'not bothered' who they play in the semi-finals: 'We want to play them both [France and USA]. We'll go to Lyon, the atmosphere and occasion will be incredible. 'The players have proved the bigger the occasion, the better we are. We're having fun.' The England boss has hailed the Lyon right-back as the 'best player in the world' once again The semi will see Bronze play at her club home ground, and it's a prospect she is looking forward to: 'For us it was a comfortable game. 'Although it was a 50-50 possession, we were defensively solid and that was the difference between the two teams. 'I have been dreaming of playing in Lyon and getting to the semi-final again, I have been waiting four years. 'We did really well and I am excited to be going to Lyon again. 'We'll have to raise our game against France or the USA but we know we can match up against either one of those teams.' Neville and Bronze insist there will be no fears ahead of a semi-final against USA or France Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility