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Soccer Football – FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 – Final – Spain v England – Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia – August 20, 2023 Spain players celebrate after winning the Women’s World Cup REUTERS/Carl Recine Acquire Licensing Rights
Aug 20 (Reuters) – Spain beat England 1-0 in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on Sunday to win their first title. Following are some facts and statistics from the ninth edition of the tournament, which was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand:
* Number of matches: 64
* Number of teams: 32
* Venues: 10, in nine host cities
* Goals scored: 164, highest at any edition of the World Cup
* Penalties taken: 27, excluding shootouts
* Top scorer: Hinata Miyazawa of Japan (five goals)
* Fastest goal: after 68 seconds, scored by Panama’s Marta Cox against France in the group stage
* Highest scoring team: Spain (18 goals)
* Biggest win:…