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.
"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."
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 "ruthlessness" that got them over the line in the game.
"In this team there's ruthlessness, whether it's up front, whether it's in defence, we really want to keep the ball out of the net [and] we really want to win.
"We stick together and we stick to the plan and it worked again."
Wiegman previously brought her native Netherlands to the World Cup final back in 2019, where they lost out to the USA.
Repeating the trick with England means she becomes the first manager to bring two different countries to the World Cup final.
"The chance that as a coach, or a player, you make it to two finals... it's really special. We made it too far already. I'd never take anything for granted but am I here in a little fairy tale?"
Australia manager Tony Gustavsson acknowledged that his side had been beaten by the better team on the night
"Our defending was solid in the first half but I don't think we were brave enough on the ball," he said.
"In the second half we started playing the attacking game we can play; much braver on the ball, moved it faster, dominated England in parts of that second half.
"But you need to get those key moments, like Sam's brilliant goal, for example. Then we have a sitter that we miss for 2-2 and then they were clinical in front of goal tonight.
"You have to sometimes understand that you play against a team that has a better night and I think England had a better night than us today, in terms of those moments."
