England's wait to win a first Women's World Cup title goes on after Spain deservedly triumphed in the final in Sydney.

The Lionesses, looking to become the first England senior side since the men's team in 1966 to win the World Cup, suffered heartbreak after being outplayed by a Spanish side full of flair and creativity.

 

England's players fell to their knees in tears at the final whistle as Spain celebrated inside their penalty area after dealing with a final corner kick in the 14th minute of nerve-wracking stoppage time.

Spain captain Olga Carmona slotted the winner past goalkeeper Mary Earps in the first half, capitalising after England's Lucy Bronze lost possession in midfield.

England manager Sarina Wiegman, who has now lost two successive World Cup finals, introduced Lauren James and Chloe Kelly at half-time but Spain maintained control despite the Lionesses' best efforts.

Earps made several stunning saves, including one from the penalty spot to deny Jenni Hermoso after Barcelona midfielder Keira Walsh had been penalised for handball following a lengthy video assistant referee review.

But it was one step too far for the European champions, who lost just their second match in two years under Wiegman.

Spain are crowned champions for the first time despite going into the tournament under a cloud of controversy following a dispute between players and the Spanish football federation.

 

• Reaction to the Women's World Cup final

 

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"My" girls won!!!!

 

England played well. Good to see new nations were best!

Well done UK ladies for getting to the final. 

Put the UK boys team to shame.

12 minutes ago, rocketboy2 said:

Well done UK ladies for getting to the final. 

Put the UK boys team to shame.

England. Not UK.

 

 

29 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

England. Not UK.

Yes England.  your right. 

 

But they still beat all the boys from the uk. ( bunch of over paid hair cuts )

Argentina defeated France in the last boys world cup. no UK teams in the final.  

 

Well done ladies, putting the boys to shame. 

1 minute ago, rocketboy2 said:

Yes England.  your right. 

 

But they still beat all the boys from the uk. ( bunch of over paid hair cuts )

Argentina defeated France in the last boys world cup. no UK teams in the final.  

 

Well done ladies, putting the boys to shame. 

I'm not up to date with "boys" football. What age group would that be, under 16?

 

 

Spain deserved to win and there is nothing wrong with women football they played better than some of the men's teams I witnessed. 

Should be "Spain beat England", with the emphasis on the better team, not the one that thinks they are better. 

 

The arrogance of the English, they're coming home.

 

17 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Should be "Spain beat England", with the emphasis on the better team, not the one that thinks they are better. 

 

The arrogance of the English, they're coming home.

 

Do you think the Spanish media would put England first in a headline had they won?

 

Doubtful. Media are always likely to put their team first in a headline, regardless of result.

 

Edited August 20, 20232 yr by youreavinalaff

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Should be "Spain beat England", with the emphasis on the better team, not the one that thinks they are better. 

 

The arrogance of the English, they're coming home.

 

what are you talking about, if you read the article you would know it clearly states England were outplayed by the Spanish, which they were.

You anti-English rants are quite tiresome.

Congrats goes to Spain, they were definitely better than England this game. 

5 minutes ago, Bangkokhatter said:

what are you talking about, if you read the article you would know it clearly states England were outplayed by the Spanish, which they were.

You anti-English rants are quite tiresome.

Well, he is Scottish 

The best team Spain won on the day 

The British media over hyped had the  England woman's team  winning it before they kicked off 

Have to say a good game to watch  

21 minutes ago, shackleton said:

The best team Spain won on the day 

The British media over hyped had the  England woman's team  winning it before they kicked off 

Have to say a good game to watch  

There were many reports in the media prior to the match. Overall, showing a balanced view.

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by youreavinalaff

15 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Should be "Spain beat England", with the emphasis on the better team, not the one that thinks they are better. 

 

The arrogance of the English, they're coming home.

 

It should have been if this was a truly international forum. In reality, as we can see everyday from the angle of the news and the spirit of the comments, it is primarily a forum for Brits (with Australians and US following). Proof: the link is to a BBC article. There is an excellent English-language version of the main Spanish newspaper, El Pais, which has the headline "Spain beats England to claim first Women’s World Cup title". I fear to link it, but easy to Google.

15 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Should be "Spain beat England", with the emphasis on the better team, not the one that thinks they are better. 

 

The arrogance of the English, they're coming home.

 

Why not Spain won 1-0, give the English girls some credit.

I thought it was a really good game.

 

I had a gut feeling Spain would make the final (should have bought a lottery ticket lol????) in the quarters and beat anyone.

Typical Spanish football; Creative, fast, skillful.

 

Viva Espana!

2 hours ago, shackleton said:

The best team Spain won on the day 

The British media over hyped had the  England woman's team  winning it before they kicked off 

Have to say a good game to watch  

Well, the best team of the tournament won, over a few days. 

 

Exactly, this over-confidence came across as arrogance to me. 

 

Bad losers.

6 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Well, the best team of the tournament won, over a few days. 

 

Exactly, this over-confidence came across as arrogance to me. 

 

Bad losers.

What on earth are you talking about..................

 

There is only one "loser" in this thread, and guess who that is.....................

20 hours ago, Social Media said:

England manager Sarina Wiegman, who has now lost two successive World Cup finals, introduced Lauren James and Chloe Kelly at half-time but Spain maintained control despite the Lionesses' best efforts.

Time for a new manageress.

7 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Time for a new manageress.

Manager.

Sir Geof Hurst said, "the Spanish team very very good, on the day you could probably argue they were slightly better and maybe deserved to win". 

 

Of course they were better and deserved to win, unbelievable. What's this "on the day" excuse? 

 

3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Sir Geof Hurst said, "the Spanish team very very good, on the day you could probably argue they were slightly better and maybe deserved to win". 

 

Of course they were better and deserved to win, unbelievable. What's this "on the day" excuse? 

 

Reads like time for your nap, or go and annoy a Lotus teller...............????

3 hours ago, shackleton said:

The British media over hyped had the  England woman's team  winning it before they kicked off 

 

Ah, England ????.   Any 'It's coming home' tats?

How can it be "coming home" if it's never been there?

 

Those Spanish women are fearless in small spaces.  They could play keep-away in a water closet and not have to worry.  Not to mention that their U17 and U19 women's teams won their respective World Cups last year.  They are going to be around for a good while I would think.  Good on 'em.

13 minutes ago, bluebluewater said:

How can it be "coming home" if it's never been there?

 

Those Spanish women are fearless in small spaces.  They could play keep-away in a water closet and not have to worry.  Not to mention that their U17 and U19 women's teams won their respective World Cups last year.  They are going to be around for a good while I would think.  Good on 'em.

They think because they started the first league, they have some right to the World Cup. 

In actual fact, it was their neighbours who invented it, golf and many other things. 

football doesn’t originate in England and that the line ‘It’s coming home’ in the fans’ much sung song of the Three Lions is a “flat lie”.

 

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/football-was-invented-in-scotland-leading-historian-claims-544757

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by Neeranam

Just now, Neeranam said:

They think because they started the first league, they have some right to the World Cup. 

In actual fact, it was their neighbours who invented it, golf and many other things. 

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/football-was-invented-in-scotland-leading-historian-claims-544757

Good grief, give it a rest............????

 

 

Why to bash England team and manager?

 

They can be very proud to make that far FIRST time.

Can you name an other manager who has taken a team to finals two times?

It could have gone other way too, both were very good.

I guess 1-0 says nothing to you...

 

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Well, the best team of the tournament won, over a few days. 

 

Exactly, this over-confidence came across as arrogance to me. 

 

Bad losers.

1st paragraph from the BBC match report: 

 

"England's wait to win a first Women's World Cup title goes on after Spain deservedly triumphed in the final in Sydney." I would contend that this is a view held by most English fans including myself.

 

Which bit of this demonstrates  arrogance and being a bad loser?

 

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Time for a new manageress.

She's won a European title and reached the WC final.

 

Yeah, good idea. Let's sack her????

 

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Sir Geof Hurst said, "the Spanish team very very good, on the day you could probably argue they were slightly better and maybe deserved to win". 

 

Of course they were better and deserved to win, unbelievable. What's this "on the day" excuse? 

 

It's a turn of phrase.

 

The first paragraph seems pretty clear. Spain played well and deserved to win.

 

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

They think because they started the first league, they have some right to the World Cup. 

In actual fact, it was their neighbours who invented it, golf and many other things. 

football doesn’t originate in England and that the line ‘It’s coming home’ in the fans’ much sung song of the Three Lions is a “flat lie”.

 

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/football-was-invented-in-scotland-leading-historian-claims-544757

If you seriously believe the claim made in that article 'proves' that the  codified version of football which is played worldwide today has its' origins in Scotland, then you are as deluded as the "leading historian"???? who suggested this nonsensical proposal.

 

https://www.britannica.com/sports/football-soccer/Professionalism

 

Maybe try to push your xenophobic bias to one side.

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by RayC
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1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

They think because they started the first league, they have some right to the World Cup. 

In actual fact, it was their neighbours who invented it, golf and many other things. 

football doesn’t originate in England and that the line ‘It’s coming home’ in the fans’ much sung song of the Three Lions is a “flat lie”.

 

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/football-was-invented-in-scotland-leading-historian-claims-544757

Did you conveniently ignore the word claims ?

 

Why don't you give it a rest, if you had followed the build up to the final and the reporting after you would have seen a healthy respect for the Spanish team and  after i haven't read one article that suggests the Spanish were anything other than the better team and deserved winners.