The father of Olga Carmonaplayer of the Spanish soccer team and author of the goal with which Spain beat England 1-0 in the World Cup final, passed away this Sunday, as reported by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) through an official statement. Olga Carmona learned of the death of her father after scoring the goal in the final of the Women’s World Cup. The family of the Real Madrid soccer player, who was present at the final, hid the news from the player.
“The RFEF is deeply sorry to announce the death of Olga Carmona’s father. The footballer learned the sad news after the World Cup final. We send our most sincere hugs to Olga and her family at a time of deep pain. We want Olga, you are the history of Spanish football”, affirmed the entity chaired by Luis Rubiales.
?? condolences | The @RFEF deeply regrets to report the death of Olga Carmona’s father. The soccer player learned the sad news after the World Cup final.
We send our most sincere hugs to Olga and her family in a moment of profound… pic.twitter.com/BSe2XmUrVF
— RFEF (@rfef) August 20, 2023
Carmona was one of the key players in Spain’s victory in the World Cup. In the semifinals he scored against Sweden the final 2-1 with which Spain agreed to the final, in which he also scored the only goal that gave the team led by Jorge Vilda.
According to various media, Olga’s father died several hours before the final match and her family and friends decided not to tell her so as not to influence her state of mind ahead of the match. The player found out once it was over.