proud of their team. this is a tournament that has changed the game for women s sport, and for women s football, you can see kids now, with jerseys of the player, they have become household names, and the hope is that this will now gain momentum for more investment in women s football and women s sport. spanish fans have been celebrating, with passion, their team s victory for a few hours. it s spain s first women s world cup victory joining only four other nations who ve lifted the trophy, since the tournament began in 1991. jenny hill reports now from madrid. they dared to hope. and they got their dream. history made and a moment to savour. we ve won at last , he says. her words, history, history, finally. well, you can seejust
without the captain beth williamson, all of whom were the spine of the team during the euros, and they had that red card, for laurenjames, and that injury halfway through the tournament. there has been a lot to overcome, and am hoping the impact back at home will be huge. and what you think that lasting impact will be? people have been watching the matches and talking about the women s game, but once the tournament fever dies down in the next few days, what comes next? hopefully, it will translate into domestic league attendances, attendances, people will watch the women s super league, watching domestic games in wales, scotland, northern ireland, all over the place. but also, at home, that interest will trickle down to the grassroots of the game, making sure that girls and women also have a place to play, not necessarily the next generation of lionesses, but recreationally, for leisure as well. and people will start to see women s football and women s sport as not just there to inspir
they wanted yet they are very proud of their team. this is a tournament that has changed the game for women s sport, and for women s football, you can see kids now, with jerseys of the player, they have become household names, and the hope is that this will now gain momentum for more investment in women s football and women s sport. spanish fans have been celebrating, with passion, their team s victory for a few hours. it s spain s first women s world cup victory joining only four other nations who ve lifted the trophy, since the tournament began in 1991. jenny hill reports now from madrid. they dared to hope. and they got their dream. history made and a moment to savour. we ve won at last , he says. her words, history, history, finally.
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upsets that nobody expected. often, the england fans were outnumbered here, but today, they actually had a strong presence. you could hear the cheers and the jeers for the lionesses. they leave here disappointed. this is not the night they wanted, and yet, they are very proud of their team. this is a tournament that has changed the game for women s sport, and for women s football. you can see kids now with jerseys of the players. they have now become household names. and the hope is that this will now gain momentum for more investment in women s football and women s sport. live now to the bbc s sergi forcada freixas in madrid. it has been an immense day for spain. what has reaction been to this win? ., , spain. what has reaction been to this win? , ., spain. what has reaction been to this win? . , , ., ., .,