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Where was the [[FIFA::Stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. This organisation controls and makes rules about football and its tournaments.]] Women’s World Cup held?
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand, as both countries [[co-hosted::Multiple people, groups, or countries hosting an event together.]] the tournament.
This is the ninth [[edition::One in a series of several repeating events like a sports competition that is held every year.]] of this tournament. It was started in 1991 with only 12 teams participating.
For the first time ever, 32 countries participated in the Women's World Cup. This year’s tournament lasted from 20th July to 20th August 2023. Spain won the competition after reaching the finals.
Whom did Spain defeat in the finals?
Spain won against England in the final game of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It's their first time winning this tournament. Spain is now the second country to win both the men's and women's FIFA World Cup competitions. Germany was the first country to do it.
How was Spain’s performance in the tournament?
In the group stage, Spain won 2 games but lost 1. But they got second place and qualified for the [[round of 16::The stage of a tournament where sixteen teams remain with the others being eliminated.]] stage.
They beat Switzerland at this stage and then defeated the Netherlands in the [[quarter-finals::The stage of a tournament where eight teams remain with the others being eliminated.]].
In the [[semi-finals::The stage of a tournament where the last four teams remain while the other teams are eliminated. This stage is held before the final.]], they played against Sweden. After winning, they got to the finals and finally won the tournament. The Spanish players worked really hard to win this tournament.
They didn't give up even when they lost a match earlier in the competition. They stayed focused and became world champions.
Quick Revision
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand.
It was the ninth edition and the first with 32 teams.
Spain won the World Cup by defeating England in the final.
Spain became the second country to win both men’s and women’s World Cups (after Germany).
Spain lost one early match but kept winning later and became world champions
