46′
TO THE SALM STICK! FORGIVE SPAIN AGAIN! great action of Ona Batlle who enters the area and touches to Salma. The shot at the turn of the lead crashes into the post. It has been the last occasion of the first half. The Spanish players go to the locker room with an advantage on the scoreboard. They are 45 minutes away from being world champions.
43′
Cata Coll clears the center of Bronze before the indecision of the Spanish defense.
40′
England is stretching, finishing the first half installed in Spanish territory. With very little, they create danger. Now it was Russo who struck on the wing.
37′
IRENE PAREDES HAS HAD IT! ABOUT TO ARRIVE THE SECOND! Free kick favorable to Spain, the ball remains dead in the area, but the shot of Irene Paredes it goes outside Forgive the second Spain.
3. 4′
Spain’s rule continues. magnificent action of Aitana Bonmati walking away from two English footballers. He leads the midfield of La Roja.
31′
Hard setback for England that can’t find a way to hurt Spain. Vilda’s, very comfortable on the pitch now.
28′
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL OF SPAIN!!! OLGA CARMONA APPEARS AGAIN! As he already did against Sweden, with a final left footed shot for Mary Earps. Great collective play by Spain that the Real Madrid player culminated after a good prolongation in attack. Spain is ahead.
23′
The final is stopped for a few seconds while stadium security removes a spontaneous player who has entered the pitch.
twenty-one’
England seeks to pause the game that is being played at a very high pace. Those of Wiegman do not want the party to become a Russian roulette from which they can be harmed.
17′
SPAIN HAS HAD IT! ALBA REDONDO HAS HAD IT! Side center. The ball drifted through the English area and at the far post, but Mary Earps got the shot off her as best she could.
fifteen’
TO THE STRIPER ENGLAND! Very clear opportunity for the English who have taken advantage of a Spanish defensive mismatch. Daly shot a Cata Coll who, despite her stretch, did not touch the ball. Those of Jorge Vilda are saved.
13′
Salma Paralluelo tries it, the most active in attack. Good combination of Spain in attack, but the center, once again, did not find a finisher.
10′
England has its ideas clear. They do not rush into making decisions, they secure the pass and come out quickly on the counterattack looking for the speed of Hemp and Russo.
8′
Try to leave England from behind through Lucy Bronze by the right side. A lot of experience from the English side.
5′
Spain now appears on the balcony of the area for the first time, but nobody reaches the lateral center. It is settled on the pitch.
3′
Shy arrivals from England this start of the game. Irene Paredes has solved the danger on two occasions and Cata Coll has already shown herself catching two crosses into the area.
1′
START THE MATCH! THE END BEGINS! First possession for Spain.
The chords of the Spanish national anthem are played for the last time in Australia. The players and the coaching staff have an indelible smile on their faces. They want to continue making history. Time for the anthem of England.
The 22 protagonists jump onto the pitch. No one touches the Cup, no one wants to look at it. They all cling to superstition to face the World Cup final with more confidence.
The closing ceremony of the Women’s World Cup begins! Less than 20 minutes to start the most important game in the history of Spain.
Sarah Wiegman, the England architect who posed as a boy to play soccer, is blessed by Van Gaal and can lead the England men’s team. The English coach, the first to reach a World Cup final with two different teams, has broken down barriers throughout her life. “I have a lot of respect for her. For men, everything is given. This is more difficult for women”, says Van Gaal. Wiegman’s good work has led him to be one of the candidates to replace Southgate in the English men’s team.
Read the story of the English coach here.
The footballers of the Spanish team have received a Big surprise before embarking on the trip to the Stadium in Sydney. After Jorge Vilda’s talk, accompanied by Luis Rubiales, a sliding door opened and on the other side were the relatives of the players and the coaching staff. A plus of motivation for the grand finale.
? CAPITAL SURPRISE!
?? The soccer players of the @sefutbolfem and their families thank all of Spain for their unconditional support.
❤️ ????? ? ?????, ????? ?????̃?!!#PlayFightAndWin Yo #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/yMTn7CCtsA
— Spanish Women’s Soccer Team (@SEFutbolFem) August 20, 2023
This was like playing for the women’s team in the 20th century: “I’ve been a footballer for 23 years and I have not been able to quote them”. Conchi Amancio and Roser Serra, former players for Spain in its beginnings and early years, explain the situation of women’s football in their respective times. “We do not feel the support of the Federation,” they agree.
Learn here what it was like to play for the national team during the 20th century.
Salma Paralluelo, the sprinter who preferred the ball and only knows how to win. Spain’s revelation player in the World Cup combined athletics with soccer until her signing by FC Barcelona led her to make the decision to leave the courts to bet on the ball. “I would have fought for world and Olympic medals in 400m and in 400m hurdles ”, assures in Infobae Spain Félix Laguna, his former coach.
Read her story here.
The most remarkable thing about Jorge Vilda’s eleven is the substitution of Alexia Putellas. It is the only change compared to the semifinal match against Sweden. instead enter Salma Paralluelo, goalscorer in the last two games in which he came off the bench. In addition, she was named the best player in both games. While Alexia for her part, weighed down by the injury that has kept her 10 months in the dry dock, she is still trying to get her competitive rhythm back.
We already have a line-up from Spain! Vilda bets on Salma Paralluelo as the only novelty in an eleven from which the Ballon d’Or Alexia Putellas falls
? ??????? I THIS IS THE LINEUP OF SPAIN ???? ?? ????? ??? ??? ????!
? Two of the players that will start to represent us in the title match.
? #ENG – #ENG#PlayFightAndWin Yo #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/d5AxePA8Vh
— Spanish Women’s Soccer Team (@SEFutbolFem) August 20, 2023
The day has come! Spain can win its first women’s soccer World Cup in an unprecedented milestone. The match against England is the history of Spanish sport
