Published on January 28, 2018
The U.S. national team traveled to Canada a month ago with one job: Win the Women’s World Cup for the first time since 1999.
It accomplished that mission with aplomb and panache in the Women’s World Cup final, thanks to a stunning hat trick by midfielder Carli Lloyd in the game’s first 16 minutes. The 5-2 victory was sweetened even more because it came against Japan, which beat the U.S. in the 2011 final in a major upset that went to penalty kicks.
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