By Megan Armitage at EIS Sheffield

Jack Brown reached a remarkable World Cup half-century as his eight tries booked England a spot in the World Cup final with a 125-22 victory over Wales.

The leading try-scorer in the competition’s history took his tally to 52 and equalled the record for the most tries scored by an individual in a World Cup match as the hosts booked their spot in Friday’s final against France.

Sebastien Bechara and Joe Coyd scored four apiece while Wales kept battling until the end and crossed four times themselves in a Sheffield try-fest.

Earlier in the day, Mostefa Abassi made history as free-scoring France beat Australia 84-40 to advance to the wheelchair Rugby League World Cup 2021 final.

Abassi’s four tries took him to 16 for the tournament, the most any player has scored at a single World Cup, while Jeremy Bourson is just one behind him after crossing five times in Sheffield.

Here's the story of the day in pictures...

Jack Brown dots down one of his eight tries against Wales (Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

England captain Tom Halliwell evades the attentions of two Wales defenders (Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

Joe Coyd crosses for the hosts against Wales (Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

Wales captain Stuart Williams was among his side's try-scorers as they continued to battle (Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

France captain Gilles Clausells looks focused ahead of his side's clash with Australia (Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

Mostefa Abassi crosses for one of his four tries against Australia (Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

Zac Schumacher dots down for Australia (Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

The France squad celebrate progressing to the final (Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

The Rugby League World Cup promises to be the biggest, best and most inclusive event in the sport’s 127-year history with men’s, women’s and wheelchair teams competing in 61 games across 21 venues throughout England. Tickets are available via rlwc2021.com/tickets