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World Cup win, Euro final altering Spanish attitudes
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Spain's women battled sexism and indifference. Now the world champions are eyeing European title
Torrejón retired from international soccer after the 2019 World Cup as Spain's then most-capped player with 90 appearances. The 35-year-old has since helped Barcelona win three Champions League titles and a slew of other trophies. She also played a part in one of the revolts Spain’s women have staged to demand more from the men who run the game.
Natasha Hunt says her selection in England's 32-player squad for next month's home Women's Rugby World Cup made her "quite emotional".
John Mitchell has now picked his England squad for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, including four of my team-mates from our 2014 triumph – Natasha Hunt, Alex Matthews, Marlie Packer and Emily Scarratt.
These places will be earned at the 2026 Concacaf W Championship, an eight-team bracket which will be held in November 2026. (While there is a qualifying period for the W Championship, the U.S. is expected to bypass that gantlet as one of the region’s two highest-ranked nations.)
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England coach John Mitchell has named a vastly experienced squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup on home soil starting next month as the hot favourites aim to underline their dominance of the sport with the prize that so agonisingly eluded them in 2022.
The culture within the Spanish camp also appears to have changed drastically from the World Cup in 2023, when they arrived in New Zealand with a divided squad amid a backdrop of unrest around then head coach Vilda.
For most of this tournament, Nigeria had been defined by fast starts, and Morocco had shown themselves to be the comeback queens.