More than 20 million fans were set to tune in on TV at 11am to cheer Bright and her team as they faced bookies' favourites Spain.
A raucous 75,000 fans - including thousands of expats and 5,000 diehard fans who travelled from the UK were heading for Sydney's Stadium Australia.
Skipper Bright joined manager Sarina Wiegman for a final press chat at their Central Coast training HQ in New South Wales before the team made an eve-of-match trip to the stadium.
PASSIONATE
Bright, who turns 30 tomorrow, said: "Everyone knows how big this is. I know how passionate we are as a nation back home. We need to play the game of our lives." Asked what her nine-year-old self would have thought of her leading out England in a World Cup final, Millie said: "She would have said you were being silly and it was not going to happen.
"But I guess dreams come true. It is a really proud moment. We are getting a shot at the trophy we always wanted." Dutch manager Wiegman said: "It is incredible. We feel the support from the other side of the world in the UK. It really is something you dream of.
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