Forward Alessia Russo cannot wait to kick off England's World Cup final after years spent rehearsing the winning strike in her childhood garden.
This is a monumental moment for Sarina Wiegman's side, who until beating co-hosts Australia 3-1 in their semi-final had never finished higher than third place in a global showpiece.
"Right now all I want to do is go out, put on a performance to be proud of and obviously to win. We started this tournament wanting to win seven games and this is the message.Maidstone-born Russo grew up watching her brothers play for the local boys' side in East Farleigh, where she was too young to join in but would kick a ball around on the side of the pitch.
Russo admits it has not quite hit her that, just under 13 months after England lifted their first major trophy at last summer's European championships, they could be one win away from making more history.
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