When are Lionesses taking part in subsequent? The primary speaking factors as England face Italy in semi-final

A recurring theme of England’s tournament has been the weaknesses exposed in defence, with France and Sweden’s pace causing them problems.

Carter has switched positions on three occasions – playing as a right-sided centre-back, a left-sided centre-back and a left-back to try to solve the issue.

Alex Greenwood has also switched from centre-back to full-back, while defender Esme Morgan impressed when she came off the bench in the win over Sweden.

Wiegman has a selection headache with Morgan pushing for a starting place, and she might also choose to protect Carter following the racial abuse.

“Although it’s a hard situation, Jess is a very strong person and wants to move on. She also felt we had to address this. You can’t just let it go,” said Wiegman.

“We know there’s a match going on and we’re ready to perform – she’s ready to perform and to compete. That says a lot about her and the team.

“We have headaches all the time because a lot of players can play from the start. It’s what makes the team so strong.”

There were also doubts over the availability of captain Leah Williamson after she was seen using crutches and wearing a protective boot on Thursday.

But Wiegman confirmed Williamson has recovered from an ankle injury and she was in full training on Monday.

“She really wants to play and she did everything to recover as quickly as possible – and she has. It means she is available,” added Wiegman.

England became the first team to progress from a knockout tie at the Euros having trailed by two goals in their win over Sweden.

Meanwhile, Italy have opened the scoring in all four of their matches so far.

So can England wipe away the cobwebs and produce a solid defensive display?

“I’d like to think we’ve got all the wobbles out of the way,” England forward Beth Mead told BBC Sport.

“I think this is very much the business end of the tournament, we’ve got to be on it and we’ve got to be very much in the right headspace. We’ve got to play well in knockout football now.”