The United States defended its Women’s World Cup title, and claimed its fourth overall, with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in Lyon, France.
The complete list of group-stage standings can be found here. The full knockout-round results are below.
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Final
Sunday, July 7
United States 2, Netherlands 0 (read more)
Third-place match
Saturday, July 6
Sweden 2, England 1 (read more)
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 3
Netherlands 1, Sweden 0 (read more)
Tuesday, July 2
United States 2, England 1 (read more)
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