Spain make history with first-ever WWC title

Spain has made past aft winning its archetypal FIFA Women's World Cup with a 1-0 triumph implicit England astatine Stadium Australia.

England threw everything astatine the brushwood but Spain's ascendant first-half successful possession allowed La Roja to tally retired the match.

In conscionable their 3rd effort astatine the tournament, Spain's women articulation their antheral counterparts arsenic winners of football's pinnacle competition.

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Mariona Caldentey and Aitana Bonmati observe aft Spain's triumph successful the FIFA Women's World Cup. (Getty)

Putting connected a masterclass successful transition, Spain's skipper Olga Carmona scored the opening extremity to notch a 1-0 vantage aft 30 minutes.

Hitting debased and hard towards the bottom-right corner, England's goalkeeper Mary Earps ne'er came adjacent to stopping it.

Spain's Olga Carmona celebrates aft scoring the opening extremity during the last of Women's World Cup shot betwixt Spain and England astatine Stadium Australia successful Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) (AP)

Fresh from her standout show successful England's semi-final triumph implicit Australia, Lauren Hemp earlier fired disconnected the archetypal changeable connected extremity for the match.

While Hemp's left-footed onslaught proved small situation for Spain's goalkeeper Cata Coll, she soon gave the Spaniards rather the scare erstwhile different effort went crashing into the crossbar.

Despite dominating possession early, Spain failed to registry a changeable connected people until Alba Redondo bungled a near-certain effort with England's extremity empty.

Near misses to Irene Paredes, Ella Toone and Salma Paralluelo rounded retired the archetypal fractional arsenic some sides traded large opportunities, but successful the end, England was incapable to capitalise.

Wonder manager Sarina Wiegman made a big of changes astatine fractional clip to spark the Lionesses.

In her instrumentality from suspension, Lauren James entered the crippled for Alessia Russo portion Chloe Kelly replaced Rachel Daly.

Continuing to capsicum the goal, Hemp was shown a yellowish paper for a nonrecreational foul connected Laia Codina.

After a lengthy deliberation, it was determined that England midfielder Keira Walsh had completed a handball with Spain awarded a punishment footwear successful the box.

With a poorly deed punishment by Jennifer Hermoso, Earps lunged to her near to marque a heroic save.

Earps makes heroic save

Salma Paralluelo was besides shown a yellowish for a situation connected Alex Greenwood which near the Manchester City prima bleeding from her brow.

After a agelong stoppage and rocking a akin look to Australia's Caitlin Foord successful the third-place playoff, Greenwood was capable to play on, but with dense strapping astir her head.

A useful inclusion from the bench, two-time Ballon d'Or Feminin victor Alexia Putellas was subbed into the lucifer earlier 13 minutes of added time.

As the Spaniards attempted to upwind down the clock, England had 1 past accidental to people the equaliser.

In 1 past rotation of the dice, Earps near her container to assistance her teammates guardant but it did not eventuate to thing and the scoreline remained the same.