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Despite missing 12 crucial players, La Roja defeated the European champions 1-0 in Sydney to capture the title against all odds.
Olga Carmona’s first-half goal helped Spain win the Women’s World Cup for the first time on Sunday in Sydney, defeating England 1-0. La Roja defeated the Lionesses at Stadium Australia in a thrilling match that saw Lauren Hemp hit the crossbar and Jennifer Hermoso’s second-half penalty saved by Mary Earps. However, the game was decided by only one goal.
A wonderful move by England around the box resulted in Ella Toone setting up the forward, whose attempt came agonizingly close to ending the scoreless draw before Hemp’s shot hit the post. A few minutes later, Spain should have scored, but Salma Paralluelo missed the target after Mariona Caldentey’s cross, and Alba Redondo’s shot at the back post was expertly stopped by Earps.
Shortly after, Carmona did break the tie. Lucy Bronze lost the ball in the middle of the field, and Ona Batlle immediately took advantage of her open right side by switching the ball to Mariona and slipping in Carmona to arrow a shot across Earps and into the bottom corner.Paralluelo also struck the post just before halftime, so it came as no surprise when Sarina Wiegman, England’s head coach, turned to a back four and brought on Lauren James and Chloe Kelly.
Despite the boost the audience gave the squad when Earps stopped Hermoso from the penalty spot, James’ well-saved shot was the Lionesses’ only serious opportunity in the second period. Spain defeated England despite England’s best efforts, becoming the first team in the competition’s history to be led by Jorge Vilda.
Aitana Bonmati went on to win the Golden Ball and also in pole position to win the Ballon d’Or in the coming months. The best illustration so far of the huge growth in Spanish women’s football in recent years was this victory on Sunday. The country won the Under-20 Women’s World Cup for the first time in August of last year. They followed it up in October with their second U17 World Cup victory in history, having won the previous tournament in 2018.
La Roja capped it all off with their first-ever senior Women’s World Cup victory on Sunday, only two months after Barcelona had made sure the most recent Women’s Champions League winners were also from the Spanish league.The enormous talent pool Spain has at its disposal demonstrates the country’s investment and progress in the game, since winning this championship without 12 top-level stars show it all.
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