Sydney –
Captain Olga Carmona scored the winner in the first half as Spain won the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time by beating England 1-0 in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia on Sunday.
La Roja, robbed of some of its 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.
Aitana Bonmati and Teresa Abelleira ran the game from the Spanish midfield and the margin of victory would have been greater had England goalkeeper Mary Earps not saved a second-half penalty from Jennifer Hermoso.
