Spain beat England to lift first Women's World Cup trophy

Spain have beaten England to lift their first ever Women's World Cup trophy with a 1-0 victory at the at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

Neither England nor Spain had won the trophy. Both teams made history for their countries by reaching their a first Women's World Cup final.

Captain Olga Carmona earned the Spaniards the crucial win in the 29 minute after she latched onto a loose ball given away by Lucy Bronze and slotted a low shot past the England keeper to the far right corner.

Despite putting up a fight, England struggled most of the time as players displayed nervousness and frustration across the pitch with their opponents countering every of their move to equalise.

Spain had a chance to extend their lead in the 69th minute, but England goalkeeper Mary Earps stopped Jenni Hermoso's penalty.

The penalty was called after a VAR review found Keira Walsh at fault for handball violation. 

By full time which went into extra time, Spain had 13 shots against 8 for England - 5 on target against 3 respectively.

Possession stood at 58 per cent for Spain against 42 per cent, 486 passes against 362 with an 81 per cent pass accuracy in favour of Spain against England's 72 per cent pass accuracy.

Spain had committed 9 fouls against England's 16. The winners conceded only 3 corners against England's 7. Both teams had one yellow card each although England had four offsides.