Women's World Cup final ratings: Bonmatí, Earps star - ESPN

SYDNEY — Spain are the new Women's World Cup champions, beating England 1-0 at Stadium Australia to become first-time winners.

Although Spain had lots of possession compared to England, their decisive opening goal came from a quick counter-attack. After winning the ball in the midfield, Teresa Abelleira switched the point of attack to Mariona Caldentey, who slipped it for Olga Carmona to run onto for a one-time strike.

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A missed penalty from Jennifer Hermoso could have doubled Spain's lead, but England goalkeeper Mary Earps, the Lionesses best player on the day, did well to read the shot and hold onto the ball.

In truth, Spain looked like the far superior team, passing circles around England as the game wore on. Spain out-shot their opponents 11 to 7 in a match that certainly wasn't a cakewalk for La Roja, but the result never really looked in doubt once they had taken the lead.

For England, it's a disappointing follow-up to their thrilling and dominant win at the Euros last summer. The Lionesses had knocked Spain out of that tournament in the quarterfinals, and Spain got the ultimate revenge.

GK Cata Coll, 6 -- England didn't force much out of her.

DF Olga Carmona, 7 -- A big blunder gifted England a clear scoring chance in the 16th minute, but she made up for it with an excellent finish to score the only goal of the game.

DF Laia Codina, 6 -- Wasn't very noticeable out there, which is a good thing for defenders.

DF Irene Paredes, 7 -- A fine performance that kept England at bay.

DF Ona Batlle, 7 -- Repeatedly lost possession going forward, but was solid enough in defense when she needed to be. Defended a Hemp chance well shortly after half-time.

MF Jenni