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Tragedy marred Spanish celebrations when it was revealed to goal scorer Olga Carmona that her father had passed away before the final.
Carmona's father is understood to have died on Friday but news was kept from the 23-year-old so as not to affect her frame of mind going into the game against England.
The Spanish football federation tweeted after the game: 'We deeply regret to announce the death of Olga Carmona's father. The footballer learnt the sad news after the World Cup final. We love you, Olga, you are part of Spanish football history.'
Carmona had celebrated her first half goal with a message on her shirt for a friend whose mother had just died, reminding many Spain fans of Andres Iniesta's gesture to his late friend Dani Jarque when he got Spain's winning goal in the men's final in 2010.
Spain celebrated their win in style out on the pitch with Queen Letizia even making her way to the centre of the team photograph and lifting the trophy.
Tragedy marred Spanish celebrations when it was revealed to goal scorer Olga Carmona that her father had passed away before the final
Carmona scored the only goal of the game as Spain beat the Lionesses 1-0 in the Sydney final
She was then presented with a Spain shirt with a number 12 on the back and had to politely decline as the entire squad chanted for her to put it on.
Protocol was forgotten as Spain became only the second nation, after Germany, to have won both men’s and women’s World Cups.
‘We dedicate it to all our families and to the people back in Spain,’ said Jennifer Hermoso who missed a penalty, ‘we have played football the way we wanted to and we have won a world championship.’
Back in Spain they had been queuing two hours before kick-off outside of the 6,000 capacity WiZink Center in Madrid, one of around 30 fan sites set up around the country to show the final.
On 90 minutes there was a communal gulp as the fourth official showed that 13 minutes were to be added on, but once the final whistle had been blown the euphoria was released.
‘We got revenge in the most important of games,’ said Diario AS remembering how England had not Spain out of the Euros in the quarterfinals a year ago.
‘It's nice that we are breaking down barriers and that we are being talked about,’ said midfielder Teresa Abelleira. The attention is unlikely to diminish any time soon.
Spain are due to arrive back home to Madrid on Monday night where they will go straight into a trophy parade in the Spanish capital.
More to follow.
