The former president of the United States, Barack Obama, joined the congratulations to the Spain team for having won the Women’s World Cup for the first time in its history by beating their England counterpart 1-0 this Sunday.
Through his account on the social network X (formerly Twitter), Obama congratulated the Spanish and took the opportunity to warn that ‘Team USA’ will be better in the next World Cup in 2027. “Congratulations to Spain for their first World Cup! America will be back next time.”wrote.
Part of what was expressed by the former US president has to do with the fact that Spain replaces the selection of the stars and stripes as world championsremembering that it won the last two editions of the tournament, in 2016 and 2019.
Women’s ‘La Roja’ from Europe, won the World Cup after beating the England team 1-0 with a goal from winger Olga, a Real Madrid player. The game was a true spectacle full of emotions from start to finish, including a penalty saved by the English goalkeeper Mary Earps, Jenni Hermoso at minute 77′.
Controversy in the celebration of Spain
In the midst of the celebration in Spain, a certain controversy arose after the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, will kiss the player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth, a fact that was captured by cameras and then went viral on social media.
Later, while he was celebrating in the locker room, Hermoso, who plays in the women’s MX League with Pachuca, She let her colleagues know that she did not like what happened, but that she could not do anything to avoid it.
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