Australia drama ahead of England's Women's World Cup clash as worrying picture emerges

And now, ahead of the biggest female football match in Australia's history, the Matildas have been handed a huge scare.

9News Sydney shared a clip of Kerr with an ice pack strapped to her right leg after she'd taken part in a training session.

Australia will be hoping the injury isn't serious and Kerr will be free to face England on Wednesday.

The Chelsea star had previously been seen with no strapping while manager Tony Gustavsson put his team through their paces.

Kerr was on target as Australia beat England 2-0 in April.

And her absence would hand Sarina Wiegman's side a huge boost as they look to make the final of the competition for the first time.

England finished fourth in 2019, while they previously secured a third-placed finish at the Women's World Cup in Canada four years previously.

Speaking earlier on Tuesday, Gustavsson hailed Kerr for the way she'd battled for full fitness.

“When it comes to Sam, she pushed through more minutes than we initially hoped for,” he said.

“One of the reasons we kept her on the bench was that we were uncertain how many minutes she had (in her) coming back from the calf injury and the limited training she had.

“The way she pushed through was fantastic and impressive, both from a mental and physical aspect.

"She recovered well and she trained today so she’s available.”

Wiegman, meanwhile, insisted that Australia had more dangerous players than Kerr among their ranks.

"Of course she's a threat, she's a very good player so lots of respect," said the 53-year-old.

"But there's more than Sam Kerr, because at the end it's always a team performance and when a team does really well an individual can do even better.

"There's a lot of pressure on her because everyone expects things from her and for the team.

"I think Australia have grown in the tournament too. We expect a very strong Australia [on Wednesday]."

And Wiegman, when quizzed on whether Australia were underdogs, downplayed that idea.

"First of all, I don't think they are underdogs," continued the 53-year-old.

"They're playing at home. The stadium will be really full so it's two teams that are very good, very strong and have grown into the tournament.

"It's going to be very tight and very competitive. We approach the game as any other game, we just prepare how we want to play.

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"We've analysed our opponent really well so hopefully we can take out the strengths and exploit some weaknesses, and take it from there."