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Spain took the lead with Cristina’s goal, when she scored off the rebound after the Colombian goalkeeper had stopped it the first time. However, the score remained 0-0 as the goal was disallowed by a VAR review. It ruled that Cristina had touched the ball with her hand.
The two teams also met in the group phase, with Spain winning 1-0. This was European giants Spain’s second title.
In the third-place classification match, Nigeria beat Germany 3-2 on penalties.
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Two missed penalties by Germany’s Paulina Platner and Loreen Bender and a save by goalkeeper Omilana Faith off Paulina Bartz’s shot paved the way for Nigeria’s first-ever medal in the tournament.
Hosts India failed to clear the group stage after losing all their three matches.