It has been an action-packed month of football filled with drama, but we are finally down to the last two teams at the Women's World Cup, with Spain and England to fight it out to win the tournament for the first time.
Both sides have overcome pre-tournament adversity and absentees to produce their best ever runs at the World Cup, and they will now look to end it with the crowning glory of hoisting the trophy in Sydney.
Spain shook off a surprise 4-0 loss to Japan in the group stages to defeat Switzerland, Netherlands and Sweden on their way to the final, whilst England needed penalties to overcome Nigeria, before they won back-to-back games at Stadium Australia over Colombia and co-hosts Australia.
An England win would mean they would have won two major tournaments in just over 12 months after their triumph at last year's European Championships, and it would mark England's first win at a World Cup in both men's and women's football since 1966.
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What time is Spain vs England World Cup final kickoff?
The 2023 Women's World Cup final between Spain and England will begin at 8:00 p.m. local time at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Here is how that corresponds with regions around the world:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sun, August 20 | 6:00 a.m. ET |
| Canada | Sun, August 20 | 6:00 a.m. ET |
| UK | Sun, August 20 | 11:00 a.m. BST |
| Australia | Sun, August 20 | 8:00 p.m. AEST |
| India | Sun, August 20 | 3:30 p.m. IST |
| Hong Kong | Sun, August 20 | 6:00 p.m. HKT |
| Malaysia | Sun, August 20 | 6:00 p.m. MYT |
| Singapore | Sun, August 20 | 6:00 p.m. SGT |
| New Zealand | Sun, August 20 | 10:00 p.m. NZT |
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Spain vs England World Cup final live stream, TV channel
The Women's World Cup final is one of the biggest events on the football calendar, meaning broadcasters around the world will be showing the game live.
The match will be on both BBC One and ITV in the UK as part of the agreement reached by both broadcasters prior to the tournament.
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | FOX, UNIVERSO | Fubo, Fox Sports site/app, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (Spanish), SiriusXM FC |
| UK | BBC One, ITV, STV Scotland | BBC iPlayer, ITVX, RTE Player (Ireland), BBC Sport Web |
| Australia | Optus Sport, Channel Seven | Optus Sport, 7Plus |
| Canada | TSN1, TSN 3, TSN 5, RDS, CTV | TSN+, RDS app, CTV App, Noovo |
| India | DD Sports | FanCode |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport 1 NZ, Prime TV | Sky Sport NOW, Prime TV |
| Singapore | FIFA WWC CH01 | meWATCH |
| Hong Kong | Now Sports Prime | Now Player |
| Malaysia | — | FIFA+ |
Fans in select regions of the world can stream the Women's World Cup live on FIFA+, including in Japan, Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand.
Spain vs England lineups, team news
The two big questions that faced Spain coach Jorge Vilda ahead of the World Cup final were whether to start 19-year-old winger Salma Paralluelo in light of her two goals in the knockout stages, and whether he should field two time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas in spite of her disappointing performances after being in and out of the side.
Paralluelo scored the winning goal in extra time in the quarterfinal against the Netherlands before scoring the opener in the semifinal; as she has scored both these goals off the bench, and Vilda has decided to place her in the starting side in place of Putellas for the final, with Paralluelo starting up front and seeing Jennifer Hermoso drop back to the midfield.
The midfield will also see Aitana Bonmati and Teresa Abelleira, who have been impressive throughout the tournament.
The backline and defence is unchanged, as it has been since the knockout rounds began.
Spain starting lineup: 23. Coll (GK) — 2. Batlle, 4. Paredes, 14. Codina, 19. Carmona — 6. Bonmati, 3. Abelleira, 10. Hermoso — 8. Caldentey, 18. Paralluelo, 17. Redondo
The big news for England is the return of exciting attacker Lauren James after her two-match suspension for violent conduct against Nigeria, with the Lionesses desperate to have the services of a player who got three goals and three assists in the group stages.
However, Sarina Wiegman has opted to keep the same lineup seen in the quarterfinals and semifinals, as Ella Toone keeps her place in the starting side, no doubt her brilliant opening goal against Australia contributes to this decision. James will still be a massive threat off the bench, though.
Also impressive against Australia was the striker pairing of Alessia Russo and Lauren Hemp, with the former scoring the clinching goal with less than 10 minutes remaining, whilst the latter got a goal and an assist, and was named the player of the match.
England's lineup has stayed the same, with Wiegman's 3-4-1-2 shape being highly effective in the past two matches.
England starting lineup: 1. Earps (GK) — 16. Carter, 6. Bright, 5, Greenwood — 2. Bronze, 8. Stanway, 4. Walsh, 9. Daly — 10. Toone— 23. Russo, 11. Hemp
Spain vs England betting odds
As expected in a World Cup final, there is very little to split these two sides, but Spain are considered marginal favourites — something that may surprise some given their off-the-field issues and loss to Japan.
With both teams going to extra time once in the tournament, there is a decent chance the same could be seen in the final in Sydney.
| Spain win (90 mins) | Draw (90 mins) | England win (90 mins) |
Both teams to score Y / N |
Over / Under 2.5 goals |
Spain lift trophy | England lift trophy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM (USA) |
+165 | +210 | +180 | +105 / -147 | +140 / -196 | -118 | -108 |
| Sports Interaction (Canada) |
2.55 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 1.96 / 1.67 | 2.38 / 1.52 | — | — |
| Top Betting Sites (UK) |
13/8 | 2/1 | 9/5 | 21/20, 8/11 | 7/5, 8/15 | 5/6 | 20/21 |
| Unibet (Australia) |
2.65 | 3.00 | 2.90 | 1.98 / 1.78 | 2.40 / 1.55 | 1.80 | 1.95 |
| Dafabet (India) |
2.52 | 2.75 | 2.79 | 1.91 / 1.79 | 2.35 / 1.53 | 1.81 | 1.89 |
Odds updated as of August 18