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Spain have never made it to the final of this competition, but are the red hot favourites on betting sites to win it for the first time, adding to the World Cup that they won in 2023, with La Roja having emerged as the world’s dominant side in recent years.

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England are clear favourites to beat Italy in the last four, priced at 1.47 by Betway at the time of writing, with Italy at 5.60 and a draw at 4.20. The Lionesses, however will surely have to perform better than they did against Sweden, as they take on an Italy side that took down Norway in the quarterfinals.

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Spain deserves to be in this World Cup final and is poised to be a dominant side for years to come. But as this tournament comes to an end, these issues may not yet be over.