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Women's World Cup has its own 'Spygate' after Australian newspaper publishes photos from England's closed practice

Related Topics: The Daily Telegraph

An Australian newspaper pulled a "Spygate"-style move the day before the Women's World Cup second semifinal match between England and host country Australia.

The Daily Telegraph, a tabloid newspaper, flew a helicopter over England's closed practice session, took photos and published them online Tuesday morning. The photos don't show much, but they were still taken on a day when media weren't allowed to attend practice.

The newspaper did something similar with the Australian team during Sam Kerr's calf injury recovery earlier in the tournament.

"Welcome to the jungle, Lionesses, we’ve got fun and games," the article read.