U.S. Women's National Team Takes Home The Cup

The final whistle has blown on the Women’s World Cup final between the U.S. and Japan and what began with the U.S. on June 8^th ends today with the U.S.W.N.T. winning the World Cup by a 5-2 score.

The U.S. came on strong scoring 4 goals in the first 16 minutes, 3 by Carli Lloyd alone including one from the midline. Japan came back with a goal and an “Own Goal” Julie Johnson to make the score 4-2 before Tobin Heath knocked in a shot in the 54^th minute to cement the win with the teams trading control until the final whistle.

 Time to add a third star to the U.S. team’s crest.

 

One thing that has gotten lost in to the background of the U.S.’s amazing run to the Cup win was Germany’s epic failure. Germany, the #1 ranked women’s team, was expected to stroll through the rounds to the final but seemed to get tripped up along the way. They tied Norway (#11) in group play, then went on to be outscored 4-1 in their final three games in the Quarter-Final (Vs. France #3), Semi-Final (Vs. US #2) and Third Place games (Vs. England #6).

Congratulations U.S. Women’s National Team