The United States Women's National football team have repeated as FIFA World Cup champions. After beating the Netherlands 2-0 in Sunday's final, they hoist the trophy for the second consecutive tournament.
At Lyon, France. Parc Olympique Stadium the current holders USA successfully defended their title after going 2-0 up in the second half with goals from Megan Rapinoe (pen) and then eight minutes later a rocket from Rose Lavelle put the tie beyond the Dutch. At half-time it was goalless but the USA took the initiative in the second period and never looked back.
Throughout this World Cup, the U.S. women had a lead going into halftime of every match they had played. They had never been held scoreless in the first half. It took an hour of game time before Veteran winger Rapinoe's calmly-slotted opener came from a penalty-kick awarded after a video assistant referee (VAR) review, at the end of a tournament in which the system has been a major talking point.
This is the USWNT's fourth World Cup title: 1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019.
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