No longer the underdogs, Spain are proven winners going toe-to-toe with the USWNT

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Spain’s women’s national team has developed into a proven contender since its close 2-1 loss to the United States in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16. Jennifer Hermoso scored Spain’s equalizer in that match, and the teams are now described as going toe-to-toe.

So much has changed since the U.S. Women’s National team beat Spain 2-1 in Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France, in the round of 16 at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Megan Rapinoe’s second penalty secured a U.S. victory, but Spain did not make it easy for the Americans that day. Forward Jennifer Hermoso scored an equalizer after Rapinoe’s first goal from the penalty spot. Surprising many, the Spanish side, which only made their World Cup debut in 2015, dominated stretches of possession, frus