When the final whistle blew in the Stade de Lyon in France, the United States women’s soccer team stormed the pitch. After 90 minutes of the biggest match of their lives, the team was ready to lift the 2019 World Cup trophy after defeating the Netherlands, 2-0.
The on-field celebrations that year were much of the same: hugs, tears, cheering. But, in the stands, something was different. Instead of the usual "U-S-A" chants, the crowd yelled “Equal Pay!”
The team's fight for its fourth World Cup had just ended, but a new battle had just begun.