IFFHS DAILY NEWS – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 - DAY 25
IFFHS DAILY NEWS – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023
DAY 25
64th game
SPAIN – ENGLAND 1-0 (WORLD CUP FINAL)
Stadium Australia, Sydney. 75 784 spectators. Half time : 1-0 . Referee : Tori Penso (USA). Goal for Spain : Olga Carmona (29’).
FACTS AND STATS
- Olga Carmona’s first half goal (PICTURE) fired Spain to their first ever major tournament win in HISTORY.
- For the first time since the first World Cup in 1991, a new national team won the title. USA (4 titles), Germany (2), Japan and Norway (1 each) were the winners of the 8 World Cups before 2023.
- Spain scored 18 goals at this World Cup, the best total of all 32 teams with 9 different goalscorers.
- Salma Paralluelo won today her 3th FIFA WORLD CUP at 19 years old ! She won the U17 World Cup in 2018, the U20 World Cup in 2020 and now the Women’s World Cup 2023 !
- Sarina Wiegman is the first coach (men and women) in the WORLD CUP History to lead two national teams in a World Cup final (Netherlands 2019, England 2023) !
- Having survived a player revolt one year ago, Spain’s coach Jorge Villa has guided his team to the WORLD CUP title ! what seems unthinkable a few months ago.
- After Germany (1954, 1974,1990 and 2014 for the Men, 2003 and 2007 for the women), Spain became the second nation in History to win a World Cup for men (2010) and Women (2023).
- England won all his games to reach the final, Spain lost one game against Japan in the Group stage. England suffered their only defeat of the tournament at the worst possible time !
- For the first time in History, a USA Referee is designated to be in charge of a FIFA World Cup FINAL. Tori Penso entered in History. She is also the first Referee in the WORLD CUP History since 1934 to whistle a semi final and a final at the same World Cup !
- FC Barcelona was the most represented club in the World at the World Cup final with 11 players ! 9 (Coll, Paredes, Codina, Battle, Bonmati, Putellas, Perez, Paralluelo, Caldentey) for Spain and 2 (Bronze and Walsh) for England.
- Due to a player revolt less than 12 months ago, Spain played the World Cup without very important players Sandra Panos, Mapi Leon, Patri Guijarro and Claudia Pina.
- England was also playing their World Cup without the 3 best players of the EURO 2022, Beth Mead, Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby, all 3 injured with ACL !
- Cata Coll has earned her first international cap with Spain in the 1/8 final and now she had 4 international caps and a WORLD CUP title !