England 0-1 Spain LIVE RESULT – Women’s World Cup final: Latest reaction as brave Lionesses suffer final heartbreak
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ENGLAND suffer Women's World Cup heartbreak as Olga Carmona's strike wins it for Spain in the final.
Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps made a crucial penalty save to deny Jennifer Hermoso a second for La Roja, but it wasn't to be in Sydney.
England rattled the crossbar early on in the first half as the Lionesses started the final the better side but couldn't capitalise on their dominance.
- Match result: England 0-1 Spain (Carmona)
- Live stream: BBC iPlayer and ITV X
- England XI: Earps, Bronze, Bright, Greenwood, Carter, Daly, Walsh, Stanway, Toone, Hemp, Russo
- Spain XI: Cata, Batlle, Paredes, Codina, Olga, Abelleira, Bonmati, Hermoso, Redondo, Caldentey, Paralluelo
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Spain break forward again as Bonmati makes a run into space on the right.
She crosses the ball into the box, but it runs out to the other side.
Paralluelo then goes for goal, but her effort is off-target.
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Another huge chance for England!
Hemp picks up the ball in midfield and makes an excellent run forward before passing it through to Russo on the right.
The striker sees Toone making a run into the box and sends the ball through to the six-yard box, but the midfielder completely misses her shot and is then flagged offside.
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A Spain free kick is sent into England's box.
Paredes heads it towards goal, but Greenwood makes the interception and looks to clear.
It falls back to Paredes, who attempts a half-volley, but her effort flies wide!
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Bronze cuts inside and makes a run into the centre circle from defence before losing the ball.
Spain immediately look to exploit the space she left on the wing and the ball is sent over to Carmona, who breaks forward before firing her shot into the bottom-right corner!
Credit: Getty 29. GOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL SPAIN!!!!!
Carmona breaks the deadlock!
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A quick pause in play while security deal with a pitch invader...
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Hemp picks up the ball in the centre circle and looks to run forward, but she is crowded out by Abelleira and Paredes and England win a free kick.
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Spain come close now!
A low-driven cross is sent into the box.
Paralluelo attempts to shoot but scuffs her shot and the ball instead runs to Redondo, who goes for goal at the back post.
Earps is able to make a phenomenal save from close range.
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Huge chance for England!
The Lionesses look to attack as Bronze crosses the ball into the box.
It falls to Daly, who sets it back to Hemp on the edge.
The forward unleashes a shot, but it rattles the crossbar!
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Spain break forward following a brilliant combination of passes.
Paralluelo makes a run down the left before crossing the ball into the box, but Walsh is there to make the clearance.
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Hemp does an excellent job to win the ball back in defence before powering past two Spanish players and passing it through to Russo.
But Codina is able to track back to make the interception before passing to Cata Coll.
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The Lionesses break through on goal as Russo picks up the ball in the box.
She sends it short to Hemp, who goes for goal, but her shot is saved by Cata Coll.
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Paralluelo picks up the ball on the right wing and drives into the box.
She sets it back to Redondo, who attempts to cross it into a dangerous area, but the ball runs behind for a goal kick.
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Hemp goes to ground following a huge clash with Paredes in midfield, but she is able to pick herself up and continue.
Kick Off
We're underway at Stadium Australia for the World Cup final!
Countdown to Kick Off
The teams are out.
The national anthems have been sung.
Kick Off is just a few moments away!
How England line up
Here's a reminder of how England line up for the final...
Race for the Golden Boot
England's Lauren James, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo are all in contention to win the Golden Boot.
Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí, Jennifer Hermoso and Alba Redondo are also in the running.
- Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) – 5 goals (1 assist)
- Kadidiatou Diani (France) – 4 goals (3 assists)
- Alexandra Popp (Germany) – 4 goals (0 assists)
- Jill Roord (Netherlands) – 4 goals (0 assists)
- Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) – 4 goals (0 assists)
- Lauren James (England) – 3 goals (3 assists)
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) – 3 goals (2 assists)
- Jennifer Hermoso (Spain) – 3 goals (2 assists)
- Lauren Hemp (England) – 3 goals (1 assist)
- Ary Borges (Brazil) – 3 goals (1 assist)
- Alba Redondo (Spain) – 3 goals (1 assist)
- Rebecka Blomqvist (Sweden) – 3 goals (0 assists)
- Sophie Haug (Norway) – 3 goals (0 assists)
- Eugénie Le Sommer (France) – 3 goals (0 assists)
- Alessia Russo (England) – 3 goals (0 assists)
Ones to watch - Lauren Hemp
Lauren Hemp has been a game-changer for the Lionesses over the last few weeks.
The forward scored one goal and assisted one during the semi-final against Australia and was named Player of the Match following a faultless performance.
Credit: Getty Ones to watch - Salma Paralluelo
Teen sensation Salma Paralluelo has been crucial in carrying Spain to the Women’s World Cup final.
She scored the winning goal in extra time as La Rojas beat Netherlands 2-1 in the quarter-finals.
And she scored again in the semi-finals as they defeated Sweden.
Paralluelo is so talented that she was forced to choose between professional football and athletics.
At the age of just 15, she became the second-youngest person to have ever competed at the European Indoor Athletics Championships.
And four years on, she is about to star in a Women’s World Cup final.
Credit: AFP ‘Incredible’
"We had amazing success last summer but we’ve always known there is something missing and it’s always been the World Cup. To have that opportunity is incredible.
Millie Bright
Jorge Vilda on today's game
"From the very beginning, the players have been united and working a lot.
"Today will be the 65th training session and all have come out very well - the training, games, everything inside the squad has been extraordinary. They have had fun, we've been together.
"Mentally, the players are super-concentrated on football and what we want to do is be the best in the world and we'll do this by winning the final."
Credit: Reuters Sarina Wiegman on today's game
"We watched the game (2-1 win over Spain from Euro 2022) back.
"We have analysed Spain and I think we are ready.
"Everyone is fit and ready. We grew throughout the tournament."
Credit: Getty Spain’s journey to the final
Spain have won all-but one game on their way to the Women’s World Cup final.
La Roja suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Japan in the group stages after thrashing Costa Rica and Zambia 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.
Jorge Vilda’s side then went on to beat Switzerland and Netherlands to make it to the semi-finals, where they defeated Sweden 2-1 in a thrilling match.
- Spain 3-0 Costa Rica
- Spain 5-0 Zambia
- Japan 4-0 Spain
- Switzerland 1-5 Spain
- Spain 2-1 Netherlands
- Spain 2-1 Sweden
'I'm living in a fairy tale!'
We achieved the final! Unbelievable, it feels like we won the whole thing. It's like I'm living a fairy tale or something?"
Sarina Wiegman
