#2 United
States Recaptures World Cup
The U.S.
Women’s National Team stunned Japan in the opening minutes of the match and
went on to defeat the defending World Cup champion 5-2, becoming the first
three-time FIFA Women’s World Cup winner.
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| Photo Credit: (C) ISI Photos by Steven Limentani |
In the
first 16 minutes of play, the U.S. took a 4-0 lead after Carli Lloyd netted the
fastest hat trick in Women’s World Cup history, and then Lauren Holiday added a
goal to put the United States up by a wide margin.
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| Photo Credit: (C) ISI Photos by Steven Limentani |
Twenty-three
million watched the game on TV, setting a record for soccer-game viewing on a
single U.S. network.
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| Photo Credit: (C) ISI Photos by Steven Limentani |
The
World Cup also featured two players who played in their record sixth World Cup:
Formiga, 37, of Brazil and Homare Sawa, 36, of Japan. Plus, a lawsuit over
playing on artificial turf rather than grass and was somewhat overshadowed by
the corruption scandal that led to the arrest of several prominent FIFA
members.
Read more about the US Team's Victory from Rolling Stone.
Read more about the US Team's Victory from Rolling Stone.
