FIFA Womens World Cup 2023

Spain beat Sweden to reach their first Women's World Cup final in a dramatic finish in Auckland.



Spain 2 Sweden 1
Paralluelo (81'minutes), Carmona (89'minutes)

Blomqvist (88'minutes)

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England spoiled co-hosts Australia's party by booking their place in the Women's World Cup final for the first time on a historic evening in Sydney.



Australia 1 England 3
Kerr (63'minutes)

Toone (36'minutes), Hemp (71'minutes), Russo (86'minutes)

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3RD/4TH PLAY-OFF

SATURDAY 19TH AUGUST 2023
09:00am BST Sweden v Australia

FINAL

SUNDAY 20TH AUGUST 2023
11:00am BST Spain v England

Some of the Lionesses when they were young

Kosovare Asllani's stunning second-half strike sealed victory for Sweden as they beat Australia to finish third at the Women's World Cup.



Sweden 2 Australia 0
Rolfö (30'minutes pen), Asllani (62'minutes)

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England's wait to win a first Women's World Cup title goes on after Spain deservedly triumphed in the final in Sydney.



Spain 1 England 0
Carmona (29'minutes)
Pens Missed: Hermoso (69'minutes)

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Paralluelo wins Young Player of the Tournament

Here we go then.

The trophy presentation is under way. The World Cup trophy is placed on a stand by former USA captain Jill Ellis as the players hang around on the sidelines and wait for their medal.

Salma Paralluelo steps up first to take her trophy for being young player of the tournament.

Earps wins Golden Glove

England shot stopper Mary Earps is up next to claim her award for winning the Golden Glove.

She does well to take the acclaim of the crowd through her disappointment.

What a tournament she has had. A penalty save in a World Cup final but to still be on the losing side. Agonising for her.

Bonmati wins Player of the Tournament

A very well deserved Player of the Tournament award for Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati.

What an incredible tournament she has had. Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall tips the Barcelona midfielder to win the Ballon d'Or. That would cap off some year for Bonmati.

Miyazawa Wins Golden Boot for Top Goal Scorer

Japan's Hinata Miyazawa was top goal scorer of the tournament with 5 goals and 1 assist. Beating France's Kadidiatou Diania and Germany's Alexandra Popp who both had 4 goals

The Women's World Cup final between England and Spain on Sunday was watched by a peak audience of 12 million viewers on BBC One.

The final was also viewed 3.9 million times on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
Overall, an audience of 21.2 million watched the BBC's television coverage of the tournament.
England, who won the European Championship last year, were beaten 1-0 by Spain in Sydney.
The final is the second most-watched BBC TV event of 2023, after the Coronation of King Charles III in May.

The men's Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in July had a peak BBC One audience of 11.3m.

Across the World Cup there were 25.7 million streams on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app - a 75% increase on the 14.7 million streams for the 2019 World Cup in France.

There were 1.9 million content plays on the BBC Sounds app, with 232,000 requests to listen to BBC Radio 5 Live's commentary of the final.

Women's World Cup 2023: Record attendance of almost two million

Almost two million fans attended the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand - up by more than 600,000 on the previous record.

The tournament, which Spain won for the first time, expanded to 64 games compared to 52 four years ago.

However, the average attendance was 30,911 - up from 21,756 at the 2019 World Cup in France.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino had set a target of 1.5m ticket sales for 2023.


Just short of two million fans

In total, 1,978,274 fans watched the games inside 10 stadiums in Australia and New Zealand between 20 July and 20 August.

The previous record aggregate attendance was set in 2015 when 1,353,506 people watched 52 matches in Canada.

The 2019 edition was watched by 1,131,312 supporters.

Sunday's final between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, which Spain won 1-0, attracted a sell-out crowd of 75,784.


Records shattered in New Zealand

More than 700,000 fans watched 29 World Cup matches in New Zealand.

Before the World Cup, the record crowd for a football match in New Zealand was 37,034 for a men's World Cup play-off against Peru in Wellington in 2017.

Despite early concerns about ticket sales, that record was shattered three times at Eden Park, Auckland.