England's Lionesses win in penalties during nail-biting World Cup match against Nigeria

Spain have defeated England’s Lionesses to win the women’s soccer World Cup.

Spain has emerged victorious!

England Women have lost the Women's World Cup final, making Spain world champions.The European champions lost 1-0 to Spain, in the historic final at Sydney's Stadium Australia. England started the game well, as they seemed to have quashed any nerves when Lauren Hemp hit the crossbar on the 15 minute mark. Just minuets later, Lionesses keeper Mary Earps made a sensational save to deny Salma Paralluelo from five yards out.

The England women's team is set to face Spain in today's FIFA Women's World Cup final, 20 August, where the team will be hoping to bring back the trophy to go along with the European Championship they won last summer. And as everyone who's ever played a team sport will know, it helps to fuel up prior to a match, and that's even more true for professional footballers.

The players starting in England women's first ever World Cup final have been named ahead of their historic fixture against Spain.

King Charles has joined the throng of well-wishers sending good luck messages to the England Lionesses ahead of their football match today in Australia, where they hope to clinch the Women’s World Cup title.

Millions of England fans will be hoping for victory as the Lionesses take on Spain in today's Women's World Cup final.

England's Lionesses have soared through the FIFA Women's World Cup this year with a whopping winning streak throughout the tournament, including during their semi-final clash against Australia. Now heading to take on Spain in what will be a nail-biting final on Sunday 20 August, the team have revealed one unique supersition they credit with ensuring a win.

England's date with destiny is looming large. Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are set to represent the nation in its first football World Cup final since 1966.

The Lionesses are one step closer to securing the winning World Cup title after beating Australia 3-1 in the Semi-Finals earlier today. Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo and Sam Keer were the stars of the match, scoring a goal each to secure the impressive win ahead of Sunday’s final with Spain.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have led the messages of congratulations as the victorious Lionesses reached their first ever World Cup final. England booked their place in Sunday’s final with a thrilling 3-1 win over co-hosts Australia in front of a crowd of 75,784 in Sydney on Wednesday. Ella Toone opened the scoring for the Lionesses after 36 minutes when she thumped the ball home from 10 yards when Australia failed to clear a Lauren Hemp cross.

The Lionesses are one step away from making World Cup history after beating tournament host’s Australia in a thrilling semi-final. England beat Australia’s Matildas 3-1 in the nail-biting showdown at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on Wednesday.The Lionesses opened the scoring after 36 minutes when Ella Toone smashed the ball home from 10 yards after Australia failed to clear a cross from Lauren Hemp. England led at the break but the Matildas’ superstar captain Sam Kerr justified the pre-match hype with a rocket of an equaliser for Australia on 63 minutes.

In short, it's been spectacular to see just how much support Australia has thrown behind the team, from the thousands of fans screaming on in support in sell-out stadiums, to the millions glued to screens at home, the pub, and special pop-up screening events across the country.

The Lionesses are one step closer to a World Cup victory after beating Colombia 2-1 in a nail-biting quarter final match. Despite being 1-0 down 44 minutes into the game, the England women's team managed to pull it back with two goals from Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo. Columbia's Leicy Santos was the first player to score in the game, shooting the ball above England goalkeeper Mary Earps' head.

The England women's team is set to take on Colombia in the quarter finals of the World Cup, where the Lionesses will try to secure their place in the final four teams of the competition.The team is hoping to bring back the trophy to go along with the European Championship they won last summer, with the team currently performing well - finishing at the top of their group and seeing off Nigeria after a tense penalty shootout in the last 16. With every successful team, there's a lot going on behind the scenes - including a tireless work ethic, perfected tactics, and a motivational manager.

As they continue to make huge waves in the world of football, England's Lionesses enjoyed a well-deserved break on Thursday, 10 August, ahead of their of their quarter-final World Cup clash with Colombia. With the big match set to take place on Saturday, the football team quickly returned to training the following day to get in as much extra practise as possible. During their day of relaxation, the stars took to Instagram to share their plans.

Fresh for her shock red card in Monday's crunch match against Nigeria, England Women's player Lauren James is contemplating what could turn out to be her tournament-ending deliberate stamp on defender Michelle Alozie. Ultimately, the Lionesses ran out as winners thanks to cool heads across the penalty shootout, but when they face Columbia in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, they'll be without one of the finest talents. However, a further sucker punch may materialise if FIFA's disciplinary committee choose to extend Lauren's ban to three games, which would render her ineligible for the remainder of the tournament.

England star Chloe Kelly was "finally" reunited with her boyfriend following the Lionesses' nail-biting win over Nigeria. The Women's World Cup is well underway and, following a tense penalty shootout, England managed to claim victory.Their win means they've reached the quarter final stage at all six FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments they've played in. 25 year old forward Chloe has been making waves for her performance in the tournament, and managed to score the winning penalty at Brisbane Stadium on August 7.

Lionesses and Manchester City star Chloe Kelly was England’s hero yet again as she scored the winning penalty in a dramatic shootout victory for her side against a resilient Nigeria.

All 14 Manchester City players are still in contention to win the World Cup with the group stage now in the book.