An RFEF spokesperson told Reuters that Carmona’s father had been fighting a long illness and died on Friday.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/fifa-womens-world-cup-spains-world-cup-hero-olga-carmona-learns-of-fathers-death-after-final-8901827/

Carmona’s father passed away after a long fight with illness on Friday, a spokesperson for the Spanish FA told Reuters, but her family made the decision not to inform the left-back until after the competition was over.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/olga-carmona-spain-father-death-b2396435.html

Carmona’s goal capped a flurry of late scoring that saw Sweden tie the game, then Spain win it 90 seconds later on the surprise score.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/08/15/carmonas-late-goal-sends-spain-to-womens-world-cup-final-with-2-1-win-over-sweden/

In Álvaro Carmona’s award-winning short, “The Treatment,” Miguel, a middle-aged man unhappy with his baldness, visits a clinic that promises to reverse his hair loss with a new remedy, but with a potentially problematic side effect.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/global/alvaro-carmona-the-treatment-oscar-shorts-1235546680/

It is believed that Carmona’s father passed away on Friday, but the news was not shared with Carmona in order to prevent it from negatively impacting her mental state for the game against the Lionesses.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/08/21/spains-world-cup-hero-carmona-loses-father-pays-tribute/

Olga Carmona’s first-half strike earned Spain a 1-0 victory in the final as Sarina Wiegman’s side were denied a first World Cup triumph a year after their maiden European Championship success.

Source: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/well-bounce-back-inspirational-millie-bright-makes-lionesses-pledge-after-world-cup-final-despair-4261994

Spain who emerged victorious in SydneyOlga Carmona’s 29th minute wonder-strike.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23563481/england-spain-diving-boos-womens-world-cup-final/