In a tight and physical World Cup final, the United States wore down the Netherlands, scoring twice after halftime to repeat as champions of the competition, 2-0. Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty won by Alex Morgan and Rose Lavelle added a golazo to lift the Yanks to their second consecutive and fourth overall World Cup championship at the Stade de Lyon.
The Dutch, FIFA’s No. 8 team in the world, were game opponents in the final, entering without having lost a match or even trailed in the competition, but the U.S. ground them down over 90 minutes in the heat of Lyon’s Décines-Charpieu suburb.