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The thrills, shocks and many brilliant moments of the World Cup in pictures

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The Women’s World Cup has offered thrills, shocks and brilliant individual moments during the biggest competition in its 32-year history.

The tournament, which began on July 20th, has seen 32 nations compete in Australia and New Zealand, with many writing their names into women’s football folklore.

Only two teams remain as either England or Spain will lift the World Cup for the first time in Sydney on Sunday. Here, we look at the pictures which have captured the essence of the World Cup.

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In front of a crowd of nearly 76,000 at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Spain were the more accomplished side and had more chances, including missing a second-half penalty.
Spain won the Women's World Cup for the first time after beating England 1-0 in the final on Sunday.

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