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Spain’s goalscoring hero Olga Carmona hailed her “unstoppable” side as it beat England 1-0 to win the Women’s World Cup for the first time on Sunday in Sydney. “It was a really tough game, we knew it would be tricky, England has a great team, but I think it was our game,” Carmona told Spanish national broadcasters La 1. RELATED: …
England had reached this World Cup final by overcoming adversity. Spain, the best footballing team in the world, ripped off the bandage that had kept England’s World Cup dream alive. Mary Earps’s second-half penalty save from Jenni Hermoso briefly looked as if it could be a turning point but even that could not spark England into life. Spain lifted the …
Spain will now play the winner of tournament co-host Australia and England on Sunday in the final Spain will play for its first Women’s World Cup championship after Olga Carmona’s goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal. Spain, which overcame last year’s near mutiny by its players against coach …
Olga Carmona’s stunning late strike gave Spain a 2-1 win over Sweden on Tuesday to propel them into the Women’s World Cup final for the first time in their history. The semi-final in Auckland seemed to be drifting towards extra time before suddenly bursting to life when substitute Salma Paralluelo put Spain ahead with nine minutes left. Instead, he recalled …