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Spain beat England 1-0 to win first Women’s World Cup title

Olga Carmona scores the only goal of the match for Spain [Cameron Spencer/Getty Images]

Captain Olga Carmona scored the winner in the first half as Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time, beating England 1-0 in the final.

La Roja, robbed of some of their best talent by a mutiny against coach Jorge Vilda only a few months ago and thrashed 4-0 by Japan in the group stage, outplayed England to deservedly claim their first major title in only their third World Cup in in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia on Sunday.

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