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Here’s how Telemundo’s Andres Cantor  called the 29th minute goal by Olga Carmona that earned Spain a 1-0 win over England in the Women’s World Cup final. Fox Soccer’s “mini-movie” on Spain’s victory: Jill Ellis, who coached the USA to the last two Women’s World Cup titles, handed the trophy over to Spain.

Ahead of Sunday’s Spain-England Women’s World Cup final, the Guardian delivers a rapid-fire account of women’s soccer progress. It starts in England in the early 1900s and reminds us of bans on women playing soccer.

The final-bound Spaniards sang and danced to their World Cup anthem, Valencian singer Elena Farga‘s ‘Está por Venir,’ in the locker room after their 2-1 victory of Sweden. They continued the celebration on the bus. The 24-year-old Farga catapulted to fame after appearing on Factor X — Spain’s version of American Idol — in 2018.

All the goals in Spain’s 2-1 semifinal over Sweden in Auckland’s Eden Park came in the final 10 minutes of regulation time: Salma Paralluelo for Spain in the 81st minute; Rebecka Blomqvist equalizer in the 88th; and the Olga Carmona gamewinner in the 89th.

Nine goals were scored in the four games that sent Spain, Sweden, England and Australia to the semis.