Spain have won the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time after defeating England 1-0 in the final at the Sydney Olympic Stadium in Australia.
Spain took the lead after 29 minutes with a great strike from Captain Olga Carmona who who drove into the England penalty area and hit a hard and low shot into the bottom corner.
The Spanish had the chance to double their lead in the second half when Keira Walsh was penalised for a handball after a VAR referral, but Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso had her penalty saved by England goalkeeper Mary Earps.
Spain, a first-time winner, join previous champions the United States (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019), Norway (1995), Germany (2003, 2007) and Japan (2011) in this elite club.
Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí was awarded the Golden Ball while England’s Mary Earps took home the Golden Glove as the top outfielder and goalkeeper, of the competition.
Spain’s Salma Paralluelo, 19, was named the Best Young Player.
Japan’s Hinata Miyazawa found the net five times and she took home the Golden Boot as the competition’s high scorer.
The victory made La Roja the first team to hold the under-17, under-20 and senior world titles at the same time. Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women’s World Cup and joins Germany as the only two nations to win both the men’s and women’s tournament.
Spain’s men’s team won in 2010. Spain played in the final in only its third appearance in the women’s tournament.
Meanwhile, co-hosts Australia lost the bronze medal match to Sweden on Saturday. Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani scored for the Swedes in a clinical 2-0 win.
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