Spain today, Sunday, August 20, has won the women’s World Cup after beating England, 1-0, in Sydney for its first world championship.
La Roja prevailed in the all-European final to win its sport’s premier event, scoring the only goal in the 29th minute when Olga Carmona found the net on a counterattack.
The United States had won the previous two women’s World Cups but lost this month in the round of 16.