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Baena's Most Special Goal: "I'm Sure Maria Kicked that ball."

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Baena jumped into the field with her friend Maria Caamaño in her head and heart. More present than ever before. June 26 was the date of her birthday and the footballer of the Selection knew that Maria, 'the soccer princess warrior', would throw a cable from the sky. It was like that. "Any child dreams of putting a goal with Spain in a World Cup. And this one has also been very special. I wanted to dedicate it to Maria (he died of cancer on April…

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The Spanish team qualified for the 16th World Cup finals of the United States, Mexico and Canada after winning Uruguay by 0-1 in Guadalajara. The goal was the work of the midfielder Alex Baena who, just as he entered the net, raised his eyes and indexes to the sky to dedicate it to a very special person.Continue reading...

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The footballer dedicated his goal to Uruguay to María Caamaño, the “princesa futbolera”, who this Friday would have turned 14.More information: Dies at age 13 María Caamaño, the ‘princesa futbolera’, because of an Ewing sarcoma: “The pains are over”

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The triumph of Spain against Uruguay this morning had two protagonists.The first, Álex Baena, author of the only goal of the meeting: the second, the small salmantina María Caamaño, the 'Princess Futbolera Guerrera', who lost his life last April after fighting several years against an Ewing sarcoma, and who was remembered by the footballer after marking in a beautiful gesture that excited the Guadalajara Stadium, among whose spectators was King …

·Spain
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In the group finale of the World Cup, Spain's Alex Baena meets to win. He dedicates the match to a young girl who died of cancer in the spring.

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Baena jumped into the field with her friend Maria Caamaño in her head and heart. More present than ever before. June 26 was the date of her birthday and the footballer of the Selection knew that Maria, 'the soccer princess warrior', would throw a cable from the sky. It was like that. "Any child dreams of putting a goal with Spain in a World Cup. And this one has also been very special. I wanted to dedicate it to Maria (he died of cancer on April…

·Barcelona, Spain
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Álex Baena, author of Spain’s victory against Uruguay (0-1) in the 2026 World Cup, dedicated the goal to María Caamaño, the girl who fought for years against Ewing’s sarcoma and died last April and whose story was linked to the Spanish team during the 2024 Euro Cup. “I wanted to dedicate the goal to Maria, who was her birthday today and from above has helped me to get that ball in,” she said in statements to Dazn after the game of 26 June, the d…

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Marca broke the news in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
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