Spain beat England in the Women's World Cup Final and break Lionesses' hearts

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England failed in their bid to claim a first Women's World Cup after Spain won a narrow final 1-0. Olga Carmona's first half strike at Sydney's Stadium Australia was enough to win the tie, as the Lionesses failed to repeat their Wembley Euros heroics.Both sides were playing in their first World Cup final, but it was the Spaniards who produced in the crucial moment.

The defeat is the first England have suffered in a competitive game since Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman took charge.But they were short of their best on the day and can have no complaints.

Spain could have killed the game just after the hour mark when Keira Walsh handled in the box and conceded a penalty. Jennifer Hermoso's spot kick was well saved by Mary Earps to keep England in the final until the death.The Lionesses came close at times, with Lauren Hemp hitting the post and substitute Lauren James almost getting on the scoresheet, but Wiegman's team failed to score in a major tournament game for the first time during her reign.

England just couldn't find the equaliser, and Spain, who were the better side for much of the match, became the first European side to win the Women's World Cup since Germany in 2007.The gaffer, Wiegman, will have been disappointed with her team in the first half, but bringing on James and Chloe Kelly at the break seemed to fire them up.James forced a superb save from Cata Coll as the Lionesses went for it but their hopes were finally ended in the dying seconds when Coll went up and claimed a corner that Earps had gone forward for.Spain were also wasteful and had big chances to put the game to bed, with Ona Batlle, Mariona Caldentey, and Alba Redondo all being denied by Earps when they should have scored.But in the end one goal was