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Spain captain Olga Carmona, who scored her country's winner in the Women's World Cup final, was told after the game that her father had died.

Carmona, 23, scored the only goal as Spain beat England to claim the trophy. The Real Madrid left-back's father had been fighting a long illness and died on Friday, Reuters reported.

"I know you have been watching me tonight and that you are proud of me. Rest in peace dad," Carmona wrote on social media.

Spanish women’s football journalist Bea Redondo told Sport Today’s James Gregg ‘this is the most tragic story I could think of.’

Photo: Olga Carmona of Spain celebrates during the award ceremony following the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney / Gadigal, Australia. (Credit: FIFA via Getty Images)