Spain defeated England 1-0 on Sunday in Sydney.
Spain Beats England To Win a Groundbreaking Women's World Cuphe precision and attack was there all game long. Plus, Spain never made a costly mistake: the La Roja defense never broke down, and never gave England an easy chance. England spent the World Cup final chasing, hoping, and making some key errors. Spain defeated England 1-0 on Sunday in Sydney, in a tense, entertaining World Cup final to give La Roja its first-ever women’s World Cup title.
scored the deciding goal in the 29th minute, off an assist from Mariona Caldente. Carmona’s artful, diagonal shot snuck inside the right post to give Spain the lead. , could turn the game around for England. Spain’s Jenni Hermoso shot to her right, where Earpes dove to thwart it. “F–k off!” Earpes yelled in front of the world, her lips quite easy to read. That moment offered energy to England. But that infusion of momentum was all too brief.
In the 15th minute of second-half stoppage time, England had a final opportunity, but a corner kick curled into the arms of Spain keeper Cata Coll. She cradled the ball, fell to the ground, and waited for the final whistle. Once it blew, Spanish players piled on one another in the goal box. Spain’s victory marks a sea of change in women’s soccer, and sends a searing message to the United States, long the dominant force in the game. Spain, a traditional men’s global soccer power,the women’s game for years. Spain didn’t even qualify for its first World Cup until four years ago. For years, the Spanish soccer federation couldn’t even be bothered to produce jerseys designed for women. Spain finally offered a domestic professional league in 2021.
But La Roja still raised the championship trophy. The world cares about women’s soccer. The Spains and Englands are here to say going forward. England continues to feel frustration on the global stage. The storyline going into this final centered on “bringing football home” to the place that invented the game. England’s men, all too famously, haven't won a World Cup since 1966. Could the women offer some redemption? That’s now a question for another day.
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– England beaten 1-0 in final as Spain win Women’s World CupOlga Carmona scored the only goal as Mary Earps’ penalty save proved in vain for England.
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– England beaten 1-0 in final as Spain win Women’s World CupOlga Carmona scored the only goal as Mary Earps’ penalty save proved in vain for England.
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– England beaten 1-0 in final as Spain win Women’s World CupOlga Carmona scored the only goal as Mary Earps’ penalty save proved in vain for England.
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