Short answer: yes. Spain are the women’s football world champions: they won the 2023 World Cup by beating England 1-0 in the final. And in the men’s game, Spain have also been world champions once, in 2010. Two world stars in total.
Of the two, the current one is the women’s. The 2023 title remains in force until the next Women’s World Cup, to be played in Brazil in 2027. To put it another way: when someone asks today whether Spain are world champions, the most up-to-date answer points to the women’s national team.
And the way that title was won makes it all the more special. It was the culmination of a long story, of decades of football played against the current, which you can trace in our history of Spanish women’s football. That final in Sydney crowned an unrepeatable generation.
The triumph was also marked by what happened afterwards at the medal ceremony — the Rubiales case — and by the way the players turned an injustice into a social turning point. Winning the World Cup was their first victory; reclaiming the spotlight for their sport was the second.
And who is behind that success? Some of the finest footballers on the planet, such as Aitana Bonmatí, three-time Ballon d’Or winner. They are the ones who will defend the crown in 2027. If Spain and football interest you, this is the national team that currently rules the world.