2023 World Cup final recap: Spain beats England 1-0 for first title

Olga Carmona’s goal in the 29th minute was all Spain needed to win its first World Cup title.

Spain joins the United States, Germany, Norway and Japan as World Cup champions.

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It also completes a treble for La Roja, which last year won the Under-20 and U-18 World Cups.

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The title will be seen by some as vindication for Jorge Vilda,

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who blackballed all but three players who last year protested the team environment he’d created.

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But it is their spectacularly skilled players, not Vilda’s tactics, that fueled this World Cup win.

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Spain shredded England’s left side and forced turnover after turnover after turnover. One of those led to Carmona’s goal.

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