Spain‘s women’s team received the support of a record crowd on Tuesday in its first home match since winning the World Cup title.
A crowd of 14,194 saw Spain rout Switzerland 5-0 in the Nations League, surpassing the previous record of 11,209 fans for a women’s national team match in Spain, which was achieved in a friendly against the United States last year.
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The local crowd, which did not fill the 21,000-capacity Nuevo Arcangel Stadium in Cordoba, showed their support for the players who have been fighting against sexism since their world title was tarnished by a scandal sparked by the former Spanish soccer federation president, Luis Rubiales, kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the World Cup awards ceremony.
Players boycotted the national team, but eventually a deal was reached with the federation and government mediators for significant reform in the beleaguered federation.
