Our no.7 helped England secure a date with Spain in this weekend’s grand finale Down Under (11:00 BST KO), scoring the opener in Wednesday’s 3-1 semi-final victory over co-hosts Australia.
Speaking in the aftermath of that enthralling win to BBC’s Gary Flintoff, Tooney explained how it feels to have reached the winner-takes-all clash.
“[It’s] unbelievable,” she said.
“We were celebrating with the crowd then and I said to the girls: ‘Wow, we’re in a World Cup final. That’s history!’
“Something as little girls we all wanted, we’re all absolutely over the moon and already can’t wait for it.