The Women’s World Cup final matchup is set: England will meet Spain for the championship. England beat host nation Australia 3-1 to secure a place in its first World Cup final. England will come into the matchup as favorite, having previously beaten Spain on the way to last year’s win in the European Championships. The teams met in the quarterfinals of that tournament, where England was victorious by a score of 2-1.
But Spain, despite evident tension between the players and coach Jorge Vilda, has looked composed throughout this World Cup. It reached the final by beating Switzerland in the round of 16, the Netherlands in the…