[1/3] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Final - Fans in Madrid watch Spain v England - WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain - August 20, 2023 Spain fans celebrate after winning the World Cup final REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Jubilant Spain supporters cheered loudly and waved flags after their team beat England 1-0 in Sydney on Sunday to win the Women's World Cup for the first time.
"(They've made) history, finally women's soccer and women's sport is starting to get attention.
Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the ninth edition of the Women's World Cup was the first to be held in the southern hemisphere.
Olga Carmona's goal put La Roja, as the Spanish women's team are known, ahead in the first half and they created the majority of the clearcut chances in the match.
"As a soccer fan I'm super happy that Spain is the best in the world again," said engineer Jorge Martin, 33.
Persons:
Violeta Santos Moura, They've, Raquel Chamochin, Olga Carmona's, Mercedes Guzman, Jorge Martin, Letizia, Princess Sofia, Pedro Sanchez, Jorge Vilda, Elena Rodriguez, Michael Gore, Jessica Jones, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain, England, WiZink, Rights, Real Madrid Basketball, Reuters, La Roja, Spanish, Thomson
Locations:
New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Sydney, Australia, Japan