SYDNEY—Newly crowned Women's World Cup champion Spain has established itself for a long run among soccer's elite with its young and talented roster of rising stars. La Roja defeated England, 1-0, in Sunday's final for their first major tournament title. Over the course of the month-long event, Spain played through the turbulence…
, the team’s earliest departure from the tournament ever.
Last September, 15 players stepped down from the national team in order to protect their mental health. They called on the Spanish federation to create a more professional environment. Three of the “Las 15″ — Bonmati, Ona Batlle and Mariona Caldentey — returned to the team for the tournament. “We fought hard, that’s the truth, until we felt like we had nothing left. But when we go to the airport and see a girl with a football or with a football jersey and the desire to play it fills us with energy again and makes us keep fighting for what we’re still missing,” Putellas said.Following the match the Spanish federation reported that Olga Carmona’s father had died following a long illness. She was told after the match.
“Everything that we’d hope for this to be on every level, it’s happened, in my opinion. We’ve seen rising stars. We’ve seen players saying farewell to the game. We’ve seen giants fall. We’ve seen newcomers,” former US coach Jill Ellis said about the tournament. “I just think, all of these pieces here speak to the fact that if you do invest in this, you will reap incredible benefits.”
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