Spain defeated England in the Womens World Cup final on Sunday . An Olga Carmona goal was the difference between the two sides in a pulsating game that saw Spain create the majority of the clearcut chances . La Roja were rocked by a locker room dispute between the squad and coach Jorge Vilda and the Spanish football federation with some of their best players absent from the tournament as a result .
The tournament has broken attendance and TV records and raised hopes of a surge in interest for the womens game . The ninth edition of the global showpiece event was the first to be held in the southern hemisphere . Just shy of two million fans will have passed through the gates in nine host cities after Sunday’s final crowd of is added to the tally .
The Matildas World Cup campaign has led to calls for more support for womens football in Australia where it lags behind more popular football codes like rugby league and Australian rules . Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to improve sports facilities for women and girls with money to improve facilities for girls and women and women .
The government also wants to ensure womens sporting events are available on freetoair television after criticism that most World Cup games not involving Australia were behind a paywall. The government wants womens sports are available to be available to the public .
The womens games are available in Australia to be more accessible to women and children. The Australian Prime Minister has also promised to provide more funding for the women’s international leagues and sports facilities to improve. Australia’ve promised to increase sports facilities.
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