Olga Carmona struck late to lift Spain to a thrilling 2-1 win over Sweden on Tuesday and send the Iberians into a first FIFA Women’s World Cup final.
Carmona’s 90th-minute strike from long-range pinged off the crossbar and into the goal two minutes after Rebecka Blomqvist had levelled the match for Sweden in front of a baying crowd of 43,217 at Eden Park.
Olga Carmona García born 12 June 2000 in Seville, Andalusia, is a Spanish and has Romani roots, and is professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain national team.
Olga Carmona won the 2018 European Championship with the U-19 national team by beating Germany 1-0 in the final. She herself contributed four goals in ten games in qualifying and the finals to win the title. A year later she was again with the U-19 in the finals of the European Championship, where her team lost 1:3 after extra time in the semifinals against France.
On 13 April 2021, Olga Carmona made her senior team debut in a friendly match against Mexico.
