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LYON, France (AP) — The United States women’s soccer team was as good as American players promised — maybe even better.Especially Megan Rapinoe, the pink-haired captain who emerged with the Golden Ball as top player, the Golden Boot as top scorer and a world-wide stature as a champion for gender equity.The U.S. won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Rapinoe converted a tiebreaking penalty kick in the second half and Rose Lavelle added a goal.Rapinoe scored in the 61st minute after a video review determined Stefanie van der Gragt had fouled Alex Morgan with a kick to the shoulder in the penalty area.”It’s surreal.

Former American players joined the current generation on the field for the postgame celebration.Alyssa Naeher, the 31-year-old who succeeded Hope Solo in goal, faced repeated questions entering the tournament but allowed just three goals in the tournament and finished with her fourth shutout.The U.S. had scored within the first 12 minutes of its previous six matches in the tournament but the European champions sat back to keep their defensive shape and kept the score 0-0 through the first half.Video review, adopted by FIFA for the men’s World Cup last year, showed its impact when Stephanie Frappart, the first woman to referee a men’s Ligue 1 match, went to the screen at the side of the field and then signaled toward the spot.Rapinoe, who missed Tuesday’s semifinal win over England with a hamstring injury, became the first woman to score on a penalty kick during a Women’s World Cup final, her 50th goal in 158 international appearances. Steph Houghton stepped up to take the penalty for England. But the team's performance was lacklustre through the group phase of this year's tournament, with victories over Slovakia and Russia and losses to Sweden and the U.S."We have shown it from the Canada game on we have grown up as a group," said Luukkonen.

The U.S. won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Rapinoe converted a tiebreaking penalty kick in the second half and Rose Lavelle added a goal. This 17-year-old vigilante is no hero.Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says"He can’t go anywhere," the 29-year-old’s dad said, speaking of his son’s paralysis. "We're crazy and that's what makes us so special. The 120-minute match was a grueling physical battle that wasn't settled until late in the first period of extra time.In the end, Netherlands won by a slim 1-0 scoreline. Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle scored for the Americans to win a thrilling final in Lyon. newsletter The biggest surprise in the starting lineup was the exclusion of Megan Rapinoe, who scored twice against France in the quarterfinal. Final score: Finland 1, USA 0. The first shot of the game came in the sixth minute when In the 10th minute, the U.S. struck first, continuing a trend of scoring early in games. Finland is taking home gold from this year's world junior hockey championship after beating the United States 3-2 in a dramatic final on Saturday in Vancouver.Seventeen-year-old Kaapo Kakko scored the game winner with just 1:26 to go in the third period.The Americans had clawed their way back from a two-goal deficit in the third period with goals from Josh Norris and Alexander Chmelevski.Jesse Ylonen and Otto Latvala also scored for Finland. Morgan responded the next match by following a goal with a polite golf clap. This is the longest the U.S. has gone without a shot or a goal during this tournament.Going into the finals, the Golden Boot award for most goals scored in the tournament was a three-way tie between England forward Ellen White and U.S. forwards Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. By Associated … In the 19th minute, Beth Mead sent a great ball to the top of the six-yard box. The hard-fought battle ultimately came down to a late penalty conversion after a handball violation in the goal area by Japan. Getty Follow here for live updates.Democrats cannot let America’s march to justice be highjacked by anarchists, thugs, opportunists and vigilantes.Police believe the man who was fatally shot was the intended target.Illinois reached another testing milestone Sunday, surpassing 4 million coronavirus tests. England held 53% of the final possession and was the slightly more accurate passing team (75%-71%).The Yanks will face the winner of the Netherlands and Sweden, which face off in the other semifinal tomorrow. While the U.S. added fourth star to its jersey, Germany is the only nation that has even two.With confidence and brashness that some called even arrogant — triggering a backlash that the angry response was sexist — this American team established a standard of excellence that exceeded the U.S. champions of 1991, 1999 and 2015, becoming a goal for all others to match.