Spain’s Olga Carmona scored the only goal of the World Cup final and remembered her friend’s deceased mother in her fanfare. After the final, he received some terrible news.
Spain captain Olga Carmona, 23, was her team’s big hero when she scored the 1-0 winner against England in the 29th minute of the World Cup final. Carmona aired his goal by lifting his jersey, with “Merchi” written in marker on the undershirt. With this, he wanted to honor his friend’s recently deceased mother.
Shortly after the match was stopped and Spain’s gold party started, Carmona heard some shocking news. His father had died the day before. According to the Spanish media, Carmona’s family and friends withheld the information from the player so that it would not affect his game.
Carmona’s mother and brothers were watching Spain’s first group games and then returned to their home country. They returned to Australia on Saturday to witness the final match between Carmona and Spain.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) reported the situation in a tweet just before the team boarded the plane. The union said that it shares in the grief of the player and the family. The cause of Carmona’s father’s death or who broke the news to the player has not been disclosed.
– We love you Olga, you are Spanish football history, the tweet said.
Before breaking the news of Carmora’s father’s death, the federation said the championship celebration will take place in Madrid on Monday night.
Sources: AFP, AP, abc.es, elespanol.com