'A win for women's football': Fans rejoice after FIFA Women's World Cup success

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While there were mixed emotions outside the Australia Stadium in Sydney after Spain's 1-0 win against England, the consensus was that the women's game has a lot to be proud of.

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00:00 Back at the hotel, returning as world football champions. A 1-0 win was enough for Spain

00:07 to clinch the FIFA Women's World Cup against England on Sunday, much to the delight of

00:11 many back home.

00:15 These were the joyous scenes in Coruña moments after the final whistle. Outside the Australia

00:20 Stadium in Sydney, fans were equally ecstatic.

00:23 I'm so happy to go to Spain!

00:28 I was wearing the England jersey but I had money on Spain so it was a win-win.

00:33 I just really enjoyed the whole experience.

00:35 The whole competition was just amazing. It's such a win.

00:38 Football was a winner.

00:39 It was brilliant.

00:40 Natural heartbreak for England, who suffered their first defeat under manager Serena Wiegman's

00:45 tenure. But the tournament's success has been felt in both Australia and New Zealand. It

00:49 saw TV audience records smashed across the globe, over a million tickets sold for matches

00:54 and the biggest crowd at a Women's World Cup, at over 75,000.

00:57 [WHOOSH]

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