Lyon: The United States women's national team have repeated as World Cup champions as they went on to score a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in FIFA Women's football final, here on Sunday's final.
They hoist the trophy for the second consecutive tournament. Throughout this World Cup, the US 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 Megan Rapinoe broke the scoreless tie for the U.S. on a penalty kick.
In the process, USA win their fourth Women's World Cup, through strikes off the boots of Lavelle and Rapinoe which made the difference. The USA eves winning the back-to-back titles made history in women's football.
Earlier, Kosovare Asllani set Sweden on its way to a 2-1 victory over England for third place in the Women’s World Cup in Nice on Saturday night but the midfielder almost didn’t play in the bronze medal match.
Asllani was taken off the field on a stretcher during Wednesday’s semifinal loss to the Netherlands following a head injury and was taken to hospital. And the 29-year-old revealed that as late as Friday she was told that she wouldn’t be able to play in th
It was a third bronze medal for Sweden, which also finished as the runner-up in 2003. Asllani gave the Swedes the lead in the 11th minute as they took advantage of early struggles by England.
