Madrid celebrates Spain's Women's World Cup win

STORY: Spain defeated England 1-0, capping off a tournament that has broken attendance and TV records and raised hopes of a surge in interest for the women's game.

In Spain, 5.6 million watched the final and it peaked at 7.4 million viewers, with data published by Barlovento Comunicacion saying that 56.2% of the Spanish television audience was male.

Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the ninth edition of the global showpiece event was the first to be held in the southern hemisphere.