FIFA commemorates 100 days since the World Cup final won by the ‘Red’
MADRID, 28 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish international soccer player Olga Carmona is clear that “right now no one is better” than the ‘Red’ and that “those are big words” for her and her teammates, having completed 100 days since Spain won the Women’s World Cup after winning by 1 -0 to England in the final.
“I think we are going to always be remembered. It is something that since you start you fight every day, to win a title like this. Right now no one is better than this team, and those are big words,” Carmona stated in an interview released this Tuesday by FIFA.
In this sense, FIFA itself has created a digital retrospective full of statistics, data and key figures from that first Women’s World Cup with 32 countries. The digital report has highlighted on its website how “the tournament lived up to and even exceeded its motto, ‘Beyond Greatness’, on and off the field of play.”
“Unfortunately I have not had female references, only male ones, and that is why I say that the girls who come now in these new generations will be lucky enough to have female references,” added Carmona, author of the only goal in that final. World Cup that was held on August 20 in Sydney (Australia).
“When you achieve such important success, you remember not only little Olga who started playing on dirt, but also all those people who have done their bit to help you become world champion,” the player admitted. of Real Madrid.
In addition, Carmona has encouraged the younger ones. “I would tell them that I also started like this, that obviously it is a long and hard road, it is not a bed of roses and that there are going to be difficulties. They are going to have to, if they want to reach the elite, sacrifice many things; and they have to be willing to suffer a long road to achieve success,” he noted.
But for her and the rest of the Spanish champions in Sydney, the journey had a happy ending after lifting the title. “It’s been a while and with everything that’s been happening to me and my colleagues, to the point where people have gotten much closer, I think we’ve attracted a lot of audiences. All of this has helped us assimilate. the milestone we have achieved,” stressed the Madrid full-back.
“It is also true that, when we go with the national team, we are filling stadiums. It didn’t happen before, I think, or at such a level I think it didn’t; and obviously we have noticed that people have become very hooked on this team, with these players, and I think it is something very positive for Spanish women’s football,” Carmona highlighted.
Meanwhile, he highlighted that “there is a lot of talent” in the lower categories of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). “This season we have achieved everything possible, except the U17 European Championship if I remember correctly,” she indicated about the good female performance.
“It is something that shows what we have in Spain, the talent, the quality and that we are working well from the base. From there, it is one more requirement because every season we want to retain titles and it is not easy,” Carmona concluded. in his interview with FIFA.
BAREMAN: “OUR AMBITION IS FOR THE 2027 WORLD CUP TO BE EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER”
“100 days after the final whistle of the best Women’s World Cup in history, it’s fantastic to reflect on the tournament and the effect it had on Australia, New Zealand and around the world,” said Sarai Bareman, Director of the Women’s World Cup. FIFA Women’s Football.
“Thanks to FIFA’s clear commitment to and investment in women’s football, this year’s World Cup has set new standards. Guided by our Women’s Football Strategy, FIFA will continue to accelerate the growth and development of football women on and off the pitch. Our ambition is that the next World Cup in 2027 will be even bigger and better,” said Bareman.
“In collaboration with Football Australia, New Zealand Football, the AFC and OFC, FIFA will publish in the coming months the first edition of its Legacy Impact Report of the tournament, which will further highlight the important impression it made the tournament on people and communities, while demonstrating the opportunities that continue to exist for women’s football,” said the director of the FIFA Women’s Football Division.