The Spanish revolution culminated on a chilly winter evening halfway around the globe, at 10:02 p.m. Sunday in Sydney. It culminated with a bursting run and a beautiful goal, the only goal of the 2023 Women's World Cup final. And it was fitting.
Spain, amid a rapid transformation of women's soccer back home, won its first title.
Spain, just four years after winning its first-ever Women's World Cup game, conquered the tournament with clockwork movement and precise passing, everything that its burgeoning girls soccer academies are teaching from Andalusia to Catalunya.
La Roja beat England, 1-0, in Sunday's finale, in Game 64 of a wildly successful World Cup that highlighted the sport's evolution.