England boss Sarina Wiegman says she has no issues trusting Lauren James in the Women's World Cup final, insisting the Lionesses maverick has learned a valuable lesson.

James is available for selection having missed England's quarter-final and semi-final wins after being dismissed in their round-of-16 penalty shootout victory over Nigeria.

The forward lost control of her emotions three minutes before fulltime, stamping on Nigeria's Michelle Alozie, after being hounded all night by the Super Falcons' defence.

James was sent off for her moment of madness, evoking memories in England of David Beckham's brainsnap and red card against Argentina in the men's World Cup of 1998.

The Lionesses clung on in extra-time before winning on penalties, but on another night the Chelsea defender's petulance could have cost her side dearly.

Wiegman would not say whether James would slot straight back in at Stadium Australia on Sunday but insisted the player's past indiscretions would not count against her.

"I said after that game that it was just a moment and, of course, she really regretted that moment straightaway," Wiegman said.

"She apologised, she's punished for that. We all know this should not be part of football.

"She really regretted it, she started training again and at the end we supported her.

"Sometimes when you're not that experienced at this level, some fatigue comes in the game and you have just a split second where you lose your emotions.

"This happens and that's a mistake, that's a hard lesson. But now she's ready to play again."

James is England's top scorer at the competition with three to her name but may have to make do with a bench spot given how well the Lionesses progressed through the rest of the knockout stages.

Ella Toone has thrived in James's absence, scoring the opener in England's semi-final win over Australia, but Wiegman has remained tight-lipped on her line-up as she bids to complete a rare World Cup-European Championship double.

The Dutch-born boss, who led England to the Euros title in 2022, took her homeland to the 2019 final before falling to the United States.

"Playing a final again is really special," Wiegman said.

"I know that it's not something you ever take for granted.

"It is really special but we're just preparing for a game and we don't do anything different than we do normally."