residents of the remote northern city of yellowknife, which is threatened by a huge wildfire, have been scrambling to leave. an official deadline to evacuate has already passed. football, and excitement is building ahead of sunday s women s world cup final when england take on spain. in the last hour prince william has posted this good luck message to the lionesses he was joined by his daughter princess charlotte. lionesses, we want to send you a huge good luck for tomorrow. we re sorry we can t be there in person. but we re so proud of everything you ve achieved and the millions you ve inspired here and around the world. so go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves. good luck, lionesses! neither england or their opponents spain have made it this far in the tournament before. for spain, it s a remarkable turnaround for a squad that have only won just one of their previous seven world cup matches before this tournament. on top of that, behind the scenes there s been plenty of
differences aside and create memorable moments on the pitch. they now face england, a formidable foe, for a chance to lift that trophy for the first time. but no matter what the result is, this women s world cup has inspired a whole new generation of young players. it s a testament to how far the women s game has come that many of the players who grew up with only male role models have now themselves become idols. now there s a real opportunity to get into soccer, like there s somewhere to go afterwards. i think that women s popularity has improved a lot. it sjust been really inspiring - to watch them break so many records. the countdown to the final is on, and there are some very strong opinions here. spain. england. spain. england! shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.
humiliating loss against japan. all through the tournament, the deep divisions threatened to spill over on the pitch. it has been a rough year for them, between the players, with the coach. and i think they have just understood that they have to just lay that on one side and just be focused on the world cup, trying to get the best of themselves on the pitch, and i think they have really achieved it. spain managed to write a different story on the pitch. it s a squad that delivers beautiful football, a team chock full of talent who mostly come from barcelona s dominant women s team. the teenage star salma paralluelo, a former runner, has scored in the quarter and semifinals and is now one of the standout players of this tournament. salma paralluelo, i think it s crazy that she sjust19 years old and she sjust been fully committed to football for one year. probably she will be one of the best players in the next years. spain s team has exceeded expectations at every crucial junction of th