So as the dust settles on England's quarter-final win over Papua New Guinea, thoughts immediately turn to the semi-finals.

Tonga are the opponents, standing between England and a first final appearance since 1995.

Memories of 2013 remain raw, last minute, last gasp defeat by the New Zealand Kiwis at Wembley still painful.

England under Wayne Bennett can blast that into the annals of history by doing the job next weekend.

Why not join us then? Both semi-finals, here on BBC Sport. Until then, take care and goodbye.

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Just one side has got the better of England so far - world champions Australia - but still there are question marks about England going into the semi-finals around fluency and performance.

It's a bit harsh, given the relative ease in which England with the lively Jermaine McGillvary and Kallum Watkins, the class of Gareth Widdop and the power of a pack featuring Sam Biurgess, James Graham and Alex Walmsley set about Papua New Guinea in the quarters.

Fans want a complete performance. They also want success. Against Tonga they'd trade the former for the latter. It will be some Test match in Auckland.

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Everyone expected New Zealand to pop up in England's side of the draw but Tonga sprung a surprise by upsetting the form book and beating the Kiwis in the pool stages.

There should have been no shock about it. Tonga are stacked with talent, from the free-running bulldozer that is Jason Taumalolo, to runaway prop Andrew Fifita and the livewire backline that includes Michael Jennings, Konrad Hurrell and David Fusitu'a.

Their bone-shuddering pack will come up against another fearsome one in England's, what a battle that will be in Auckland. There will be a massive support for Tonga, will that see them through to glory?

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Fiji delivered one of the shocks of the tournament in knocking out New Zealand in their quarter-final, particularly as it came in Wellington.

With a pack of fired up forwards including Ashton Sims and Eloni Vunakece who were schooled in the game in Australia, added to a wide threat to challenge any team featuring Suliasi Vunivalu, Fiji will be a threat. However, they are playing Australia. It's going to be a long afternoon.

The Bati, including skipper Kevin Naiqama, expressed their gratitude to God after the Kiwis success, having made it to the final four.

They will need all the help they can get from above if they are to challenge the dominance of the Kangaroos in Brisbane this coming Friday.

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England coach Wayne Bennett: "We've been pretty good over the last three weeks and maybe we were due a below-par performance and maybe that was today.

"We have done a lot of good things in this tournament and I think we can carry on pretty quickly from this.

"We are doing a lot of things right at training, if we had these problems in training it would be a different issue.

"These boys train as good as anybody I've coached – we are getting closer to it but need to put it right in a game."

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If big Mal Meninga wasn't what the Aussies call a 'champion bloke', then you'd find it quite easy to dislike the relentless machine that is the Kangaroos rugby league side.

They dismantled Samoa with ease. They scored 46 unanswered points, having already dominated their group with wins against England, France and Lebanon.

Stars permeate every position, from Billy Slater to Regan Campbell-Gillard - a prop possibly unknown to many in England but not to anyone who's had him trample over the top of them.

They are still the big bet for success.

So those butterflies start to flutter again in the stomach as England prepare for a semi-final against Tonga next weekend. 80 minutes away from a Brisbane final.

Two big packs to collide, Sam Burgess v Jason Taumalolo. James Graham v Andrew Fifita.

Then out wide there's Jermaine McGillvary v David Fusitu'a. Kallum Watkins v Konrad Hurrell.

Sensational. It's going to be big.

Jonathan Davies
Former Wales international on BBC Two

Key players have stayed injury free, it important to keep them fit if you're to have a good competition.

If you look at the squad, that is a side capable of winning the World Cup and they know that as well.

Kevin Sinfield
Former England and Leeds captain on BBC Two

I think to have a home World Cup was really special last time. But we got done in the last minute. It's been 22 years since England have been in their last final, and I don't think we were ready then - but I think we're ready this time.

Kevin Sinfield
Former England and Leeds captain on BBC Two

I think we exhausted PNG in a different way today

They looked like they overtrained this week - I don't think we did anything special to tire them.

But we've been fortunate because we've got Gareth Widdop and Jermaine McGillvary in back-field.

Jon Wilkin
Former England international on BBC Two

Tonga have got a part to play in this in the semi-finals.

Ironically Tonga's flag looks a bit like a first aid kit.

If we just keep the ball on the field and don't give them an inch, starve them of possession and tire them out, that's a different ball game altogether.

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Jon Wilkin
Former England international on BBC Two

In his interview, Jermaine McGillvary said "our quality shone through" and I think that's what has got England through in these games.

When you play a side where quality is equal, that's where execution shines through and will dictate whether we win those games against Tonga or Australia.

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England assistant coach Denis Betts: "I'm very satisfied, we managed to score 36 points on a 56% completion rate, we know we need to get better

"The objective was to get to Auckland and we fly their tomorrow.

"They were pretty good today PNG, they raised the level of their performance.

"We were sloppy at times with the ball, allowed them to make it messy but we scored some fantastic tries and kept them down to one, which is a great effort

"I think Kevin Brown will be fine, but we will have to see the doctors report - we cannot pre-empt them."

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England winger Jermaine McGillvary told BBC Sport: "We're still getting victories, now we need to be better next weekend, we cant toss that up against better teams than Papua New Guinea.

"We need to be a hell of a lot better next weekend. Tonga are outstanding and every week it steps up.

"Our quality has shone through. It's awesome, the amount of England fans who have travelled over today."

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Kevin Sinfield
Former England and Leeds captain on BBC Two

"We talked about our identity as a nation and how we play, and I think our errors this game aren't from individuals or how we play. But our defence is so strong."

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England captain Sean O'Loughlin: "It was a bit same-as really, we are more than happy to get through to the quarter-finals but it was a bit scratchy at times.

"The back three were outstanding again, they got us out of a lot of tough situations. They have been all competition.

"The boys are looking forward to the match next week - we know we need to be better again but we are going to make the most of it."

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Jon Wilkin
Former England international on BBC Two

"We can analyse the performance in-depth. But what was crucial, was winning. We're talking about the level we want England to be at and the level they're at at the moment. There's a lot of positives but at the start of the tournament, Wayne Bennett made everyone aware of errors."

Jonathan Davies
Former Wales international on BBC Two

You need someone to do something special to win you a game and I think Widdop is your man.