Women's World Cup: Spain are the champions

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 Spain 1 - 0 England

The wait for England to win its first Women's World Cup title continues after Spain won the final in Sydney.

In a game full of flair and creativity, the Spanish team outplayed the Lionesses, looking to become the first England senior team to win a World Cup since 1966.

After a final corner kick was dealt with by Spain in the 14th minute of nerve-wracking stoppage time, England players fell to their knees in tears at the final whistle.

In the first half, Spain's Olga Carmona scored the winning goal after England's Lucy Bronze lost possession in midfield.

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After losing two consecutive World Cup finals, Sarina Wiegman introduced Lauren James and Chloe Kelly at half-time, but Spain maintained control.

Earps, who won the Golden Glove award as best goalkeeper at the tournament, made several stunning saves, none better than from the penalty spot to deny Jenni Hermoso in the second half.

She moved early to her left and caught Hermoso's effort, the penalty was awarded for handball against midfielder Keira Walsh following a lengthy VAR review.

Let's explore some of the best reaction

Women's World Cup: England reaction - 1

Amy Coombs watched the match on her phone as she travelled on a train from Carlisle to Manchester. Despite this, she still provided some interesting analysis on the match: "I feel we could have played a lot better. However, this a great achievement, and I am already excited for the next competition."

Rebecca, another England fan, added: "In a few weeks, when the anger and disappointment have settled down we will probably be able to look back and feel proud. It is a fantastic achievement to reach a World Cup final. That doesn't happen very often for English sides."

Valentina is a Spain fan, she was obviously delighted with the win and performance: "I am very happy. We are the champions and this is only the beginning for women's football in Spain."

Ana, added: "We are the champions! That was a great match and I am so happy that we have won the World Cup. Great that we have equaled the men's team."

How did we get here?

Let's explore all the match reports from what has been a great competition.

Australia 1 - 3 England. Women's World Cup: England qualify for the final 

England 2 - 1 Colombia. Women's World Cup: England qualify for semi-finals 

Japan 1 - 2 Sweden. Women's World Cup: Sweden progress to last four 

England 0 - 0 Nigeria (England won 4-2 on penalties). Women's World Cup: England battle to victory against Nigeria 

 Sweden 0 - 0 USA (Sweden won 5-4 on penalties). Women's World Cup: Sweden shock USA 

Spain and Switzerland started the competition with a win. Women's World Cup: Spain and Switzerland start with a win 

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