“Espana touch the sky, We are champions of the world”. The Spanish media are going crazy over the Spanish triumph in Women's World Cup di football. In the splendid setting of the Stadium Australia in Sydney, in front of 75 thousand spectators, it was the Spain to triumph 1-0 overEngland thanks to Olga Carmona's goal in the 29th minute. For the first time in history, the Iberian team won the rainbow jersey.
Not a surprising result, given the recent results achieved by Barcelona at club level. The Blaugrana team has played in the last three Champions League finals and won two, always with teams made up mostly of Spanish players: one of these, the midfielder Alexia putellas, has also won the last two Ballon d'Or. However, until now these results had not concerned the National team, which had always disappointed in the major tournaments.
A victorious Spain born from a mutiny. On the eve of the World Cup, the relationship between the players and the Technical Commissioner of the Roja, Jorge Vilda, had deteriorated to the point of threatening not to wear the national team jersey as long as he was in charge. It all happened through an exchange of emails between the players and the Spanish Federation: in the first instance, fifteen players declared that they would renounce representing their country since Jorge Vilda is on the bench, under whose guidance it is not allowed to train in the "best psychological conditions".
The Federation said no. Twelve of the fifteen signatories were not called up and, even in the World Cup training camp, there are many videos in which the players show coldness towards the technical staff. “I feel immense joy,” Vilda said at the end of the match. “I am very proud of this team. I am very happy for the people who are watching us. We have shown that we know how to suffer, that we know how to win. We are world champions,” she said.
Women's World Cup to Spain: the match and the triumph
Seven games and seven different formations for Spain. The one chosen by Vilda to go down in history was the one formed by Cata, Batlle, Paredes, Codina, Olga, Tere, Bonmatí, Jenni, Alba, Mariona and Salma, an eleven consistent with what was demonstrated on the road to the final.
The game was balanced in the early stages, but the Spanish scored in the 29th minute: Carmona, served by Caldentey, entered the area and with a left-footed diagonal shot looked for and found the far corner, leaving no chance for Earps. It should be noted that the English had come close to scoring before this goal with Hemp, given the crossbar hit by the player in question. At the end, Spain came very close to doubling their lead with Paralluelo, who just missed the post.
In the second half, the European champions attack with their heads down, with the aforementioned Hemp coming close to 1-1, but the biggest chance is Spain in the 69th minute with a penalty, recognized by VAR, for a handball by Walsh. However, Hermoso is hypnotized by the opposing goalkeeper and does not score. A long recovery does not change the substance, because it is the Red Furies who win the title.
Article published on 20 August 2023 - 16:15
