Spain 1 England 0
Spain crowned Women’s World Cup champions for first time
Alasdair Pal
Captain Olga Carmona scored the winner in the first half as Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time by beating England 1-0 in the final in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia on Sunday.
La Roja, robbed of some of their best talent by a mutiny against coach Jorge Vilda only a few months ago and thrashed 4-0 by Japan in the group stage, outplayed England to deservedly claim their first major title in only their third World Cup.
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