Spain fans celebrate historic FIFA Women’s World Cup victory

MADRID – Jubilant Spain supporters cheered loudly and waved flags after their staff beat England 1-0 in Sydney on Sunday to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the primary time.

Fans packed into Madrid’s WiZink Center, residence to the Real Madrid Basketball staff, jumped up and down, waved Spanish flags and sang loudly after the ultimate whistle blew.

“(They’ve made) history, finally women’s soccer and women’s sport is starting to get attention. Great girls! Congratulations,” Raquel Chamochin, 40, informed Reuters.

Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the ninth version of the Women’s World Cup was the primary to be held within the southern hemisphere.

Olga Carmona’s objective put La Roja, because the Spanish girls’s staff are recognized, forward within the first half and so they created the vast majority of the clearcut possibilities within the match.

“It’s very exciting,” stated Mercedes Guzman, 54, who watched the match within the WiZink Center. “They’re a super solid team and this is huge progress for women’s sport.”

“As a soccer fan I’m super happy that Spain is the best in the world again,” stated engineer Jorge Martin, 33.

Spain’s Queen Letizia and Princess Sofia have been in Sydney for the match and the Queen hugged every participant earlier than they have been offered with the trophy.

The Spanish Royal Family was fast to rejoice, writing on their official X, previously Twitter, account “You are the best football players in the world, this is FOOTBALL and this is HISTORY!”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez additionally despatched his congratulations, writing on X: “You have made history. You are a source of pride. You are an inspiration. You are GREAT”.

Spain, lacking main gamers after a mutiny in opposition to coach Jorge Vilda only some months in the past, have been thrashed 4-0 by Japan within the group stage, however progressed steadily via the knockout phases and outplayed England within the closing.

—Reuters