Spain World Cup hero Olga Carmona learned about the death of her father just after she scored the winner for her country.
Carmona scored the only goal of the game to help Spain win the Women’s World Cup beating England 1-0.
Her goal in the first half was enough for Spain to make history by winning the tournament for the first time.
But soon after joy turned into sorrow as the player was told the tragic news about her father who died soon after the final whistle.
A statement from the Royal Spanish Football Federation confirmed the sad news.
The statement read:
“The RFEF deeply regrets to report the death of Olga Carmona’s father. The football player learned the sad news after the World Cup final.
“We send our most sincere hugs to Olga and her family in a moment of deep pain.
We love you, Olga, you are the history of Spanish football.”
?? PÉSAME | La @RFEF lamenta profundamente comunicar el fallecimiento del padre de Olga Carmona. La futbolista ha conocido la triste noticia una vez concluida la final de la Copa del Mundo.
Mandamos nuestro abrazo más sincero a Olga y a su familia en un momento de profundo… pic.twitter.com/BSe2XmUrVF
— RFEF (@rfef) August 20, 2023
How to you even begin to get your head around this? Desperately sad. Olga Carmona, who scored the goal that won the World Cup — and dedicated it to the mother of her best friend, who had just passed away — found out after the game that her own father had passed away. https://t.co/a4TFKvwil3
— Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) August 20, 2023
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