After a pair of exhilarating semifinal matches, the 2023 Women’s World Cup final has arrived, and it will end with a first-time winner.
Spain and England will face off Sunday at 6 a.m. ET, both making their first appearances in the final. And while there have been plenty of chaos and surprises in the last few weeks, these two squads have long been touted as contenders and have proved it throughout the knockouts.
After losing in the last two World Cup semifinals, the 2022 Euro champion England has finally broken through with a chance to finally bring it home. Spain, meanwhile, has powered through a public dispute between players and their manager and federation to not just get its first win in the knockouts, but to get a real shot at winning the whole thing.