Scoring a hat trick in a World Cup final tends to earn you a number of plaudits from fans. Carli Lloyd parlayed her three goals in the United States' 5-2 victory over Japan on Sunday into the 2015 Women's World Cup Golden Ball, per the U.S. women's national team:
.@CarliLloyd 6 goals, 1 assist and one amazing World Cup. Your Golden Ball Winner for best player at the @FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/14b8MLuNbu
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) July 6, 2015
Lloyd and the United States got off to a dream start in the final.