![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/millie-brights-humility-shines-through-as-shes-tasked-with-captaining-world-cup-final/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_GettyImages-1618429405.jpg&description=The defender has played every minute of England's Women's World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand and will captain her side in the tournament final on Sunday Lauren Hemp and Ella Toone will dominate headlines following the Lionesses' 3-1 semi-final victory over Australia, but England skipper Millie Bright was again at the centre of any Player of the Match conversation. Toone opened the scoring for England against Australia, before Sam Kerr got the better of Bright and fellow Chelsea teammate Jess Carter with a thunderous wondergoal that nicked off Bright's leg and beyond England keeper Mary Earps. The strike looked to ignite the inevitable fairy tale ending for the co-hosts. But where angst threatened to creep into England's play, Bright was unperturbed, requiring less than 10 minutes to reduce Kerr's singular quality into a consolation prize for Australia as she coolly picked out Hemp with a pinpoint ball over the top that the Manchester City star converted easily to deny an Australia fightback. Alessia Russo eventually secured the 3-1 victory, to send them into a first-ever World Cup final on foreign soil for any senior England side, men's or women's. But it was Bright's pass that ultimately wrangled momentum back in England's direction so that history could be made. Not that Bright will indulge this narrative. The Lionesses captain was hard at work post-match to ensure any plaudits refrained from focusing strictly on her. "To be honest I'm just keeping two feet on the ground," she told BBC One at the full-time whistle when asked about leading her side into the final. "I think I'll just remain on task and remain focused but I don't even have any words. "To say we're going to the final is crazy, overwhelming, so many different emotions, just so happy that we could give the fans the dream that they wanted back home and the fans that were here as well. To be leading them out will be absolutely incredible." Show your support for The Lionesses throughout the FI){kind=link}
The defender has played every minute of England’s Women’s World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand and will captain her side in the tournament final on Sunday
Lauren Hemp and Ella Toone will dominate headlines following the Lionesses’ 3-1 semi-final victory over Australia, but England skipper Millie Bright was again at the centre of any Player of the Match conversation.
Toone opened the scoring for England against Australia, before Sam Kerr got the better of Bright and fellow Chelsea teammate Jess Carter with a thunderous wondergoal that nicked off Bright’s leg and beyond England keeper Mary Earps.
The strike looked to ignite the inevitable fairy tale ending for the co-hosts. But where angst threatened to creep into England’s play, Bright was unperturbed, requiring less than 10 minutes to reduce Kerr’s singular quality into a consolation prize for Australia as she coolly picked out Hemp with a pinpoint ball over the top that the Manchester City star converted easily to deny an Australia fightback.
Alessia Russo eventually secured the 3-1 victory, to send them into a first-ever World Cup final on foreign soil for any senior England side, men’s or women’s.