Golden Ball for Domínguez as Spain U‑20 shines in Poland

Rosalía Domínguez received the Ballon d'Or as the best player of the U‑20 World Cup, after the proclamation of the Spanish women's national team as champion in Poland. In David Aznar's squad, five footballers from FC Barcelona stood out, among them midfielder Domínguez and centre‑back Julia Torres.

The five Barça representatives were centre‑back Aïcha Camara, wing‑back Carla Julià (Juli), full‑back Noa Jiménez, midfielder Domínguez and centre‑back Julia Torres. Camara and Juli are already regulars in the blue‑and‑claret first team.

Initially the training camp included six players, but Clara Serrajordi suffered a fracture of the radius in her right arm and was ruled out. In addition, Celia Segura (Atlético) and Ainoa Gómez (Deportivo) are on loan from Barça.

Laia López leads Spain to the world title after the penalty shootout

Details of the final and the penalties

In the grand final against North Korea, Aïcha Camara, Noa Jiménez, Rosalía Domínguez and Ainoa Gómez started. The match ended 0‑0 and Spain won 4‑3 in the penalty shoot‑out. Carla Juli entered in extra time, played 30 minutes and skillfully converted one of the penalties; Celia Segura came on in the 81st minute.

Other awards included the Golden Boot for Pau Comendador (Madrid) with six goals, the Bronze Ball for him and the Silver Ball for the Korean Ri Yuk. The Golden Glove went to Laia López (Madrid), who saved two penalties and said: "I was sure I would stop more than one penalty".

According to Javier Gascón, the collective performance of the Barça players highlights the quality of the club's women's project and promises a bright future for the Spanish U‑20 national team.