Spain will play for its first Women's World Cup championship after Olga Carmona's goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal.
Spain, which overcame last year's near mutiny by its players against coach Jorge Vilda, will play the winner of tournament co-host Australia and England on Sunday in the final in Sydney.
Now La Roja have a chance to to become a first-time World Cup champion. Ranked seventh in the world by FIFA, Spain's defeat of second-ranked Sweden makes it the highest-ranked team remaining in the tournament.Sweden has now lost in four of five semifinals and will play for a fourth third-place finish.
"It was a very tough game. It could've been difficult to recover from their goal, but we've shown that his team can deal with everything." said Paralluelo. "We deserved this. We took this little step, and now we need that final push."Swedes come close
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