'Why not?' - Alessia Russo backs England to win World Cup

England can get the job done against Spain in the Women's World Cup final, according to forward Alessia Russo.

The Lionesses are into a first ever final where they'll face Spain on Sunday in Sydney, a repeat of the pair's Euro 2022 quarter-final, when England needed extra-time to see off the Iberian side.

They progressed in normal time today as efforts from Lauren Hemp and Russo saw them finally kill off the Australian challenge.

"Over the moon," said Russo afterwards.

"Incredible. World Cup final. We've been saying we were dreaming of the semis, and things like that, but this is what it's all about.

"A World Cup final with this group - yeah, buzzing."

With Australia chasing a second equaliser, after Sam Kerr's superb equaliser, England broke and Russo applied the finishing touches to kill off the hosts' chances.

"When they scored they got momentum," she added.

"The place erupted but then Hempo's [Lauren Hemp] goal completely flipped the momentum, which was really crucial. Then yeah, to get to 3-1 you can settle a bit and see the game out."

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Asked if they could go all the way, she said,"Yeah, why not? Spain is going to be even tougher [than Australia]. Every single game we've come into in this tournament has been of the highest level.

"We have to be ready but we've been dreaming since we were little girls so we're excited, we'll get recovered and be ready."

Sarina Wiegman, the England manager, was delighted that her team found the answers.

She said it was her side's