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by Asif Burhan

England 0-1 Spain

THE wait goes on for England to win the World Cup after the European champions lost only their second match in 39 under Sarina Wiegman on the biggest stage of all, going down 1-0 to Spain in their first Fifa Women’s World Cup final at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

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