Spain fans were left jubilant after their team beat England 1-0 in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The game, which featured a pitch invader and a tense penalty, saw La Roja make history with their first ever international title win. Olga Carmona’s first-half goal settled a tense finale to the tournament played out in front of 75,000 fans at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Spain fans celebrated their team’s success wildly throughout while England fans looked defeated but many still insisted that they were ‘proud’ of their girls despite the defeat for taking the women’s game forward in popularity.
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