Spain beats England at Women's World Cup final

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Spanish technique overcame English resilience as La Roja put aside months of turmoil and division to win their first major title with a 1-0 victory over England in a hardfoughtWomen's World Cup final at Stadium Australia on Sunday. - REUTERS

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00:00 Spain has won the Women's World Cup for the first time after beating England 1-0 in the

00:06 final.

00:07 Captain Olga Camona scored the only goal in the 29th minute after England lost possession

00:12 midfield.

00:15 Spanish supporters gathered at the Wizzix Centre in Madrid, where a large screen broadcasted

00:20 the exhilarating match.

00:29 This is for women's soccer, for women's history.

00:32 They deserve it.

00:33 We must keep pushing and giving visibility.

00:35 It's hard for us to fill up stadiums.

00:37 Now it's going to be crazy.

00:39 We're just a step away from men now.

00:43 As the referee blew the final whistle, marking the triumph, the elated crowd roared in celebration.

00:51 English fans, however, were left in tears by their defeat.

00:55 But former England women's player Janet Bagley hopes for a future win for the Lionesses.

01:00 Gutted, absolutely gutted, but still very proud.

01:04 I thought they did an amazing fight.

01:07 And to come back to this country with their heads held very high.

01:12 It will happen, it definitely will happen in the next one, four years' time, we'll win

01:17 it.

01:18 Spain and England played a final match in front of more than 75,000 fans at Stadium

01:24 Australia.Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the ninth edition of a global showpiece event

01:29 was the first to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.

01:32 Both teams were making their first appearance at a Women's World Cup final.

01:37 England still awaits its first trophy since the men's tournament in 1966.

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