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\u201cIt\u2019s one I\u2019ll cherish for the rest of my life,\u201d Parris said. \u201cMy first memory of the FA Cup must have been when I was about 11 or 12. As a child, I always wanted to be that girl in front of the goal in the FA Cup final, putting the ball in the back of the net.\u201d<\/p>\n
The England forward will have the chance to do just that on Saturday, in front of a record attendance for the fixture. As of Wednesday afternoon, 52,000 tickets had been sold and distributed, trumping the existing record for the Women\u2019s FA Cup final \u2013 45,423 last year.<\/p>\n
West Ham winger Kmita is just as determined to fulfil her own dream.<\/p>\n
Kmita\u2019s footballing journey began in a park in Enfield, London, where she would play with her identical twin, Mollie, a fellow footballer.<\/p>\n
The winger, who will make her first appearance at Wembley on Saturday, said: \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible journey, getting here.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad was definitely the reason I play football. He would always take me and my sister to the park to play. We\u2019d go there and practise for hours. I suppose we didn\u2019t really see it as practising \u2013 we were just doing what we loved.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be at Wembley, in front of thousands of fans, is something every football fan dreams of. I never thought I\u2019d be experiencing moments like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Rosie and Mollie had played together at every club throughout their careers, until the former went pro with West Ham last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI liked the look of the club and what they were doing,\u201d Kmita said. \u201cThey had really big ambitions and I wanted to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite their ambitions, West Ham will still be the underdogs at Wembley. The east London side, positioned seventh in the Women\u2019s Super League, are facing second-placed City, who are 24 points ahead of them in the table.<\/p>\n
That sits fine with Kmita, though, who knows that the FA Cup is the perfect platform for an upset.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs a kid, I always wanted the underdogs to win,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was always a massive time for their fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
The record-breaking attendance for Saturday\u2019s final shows that this is a massive time for women\u2019s football, too.<\/p>\n