The United States captain needed just 16 minutes to make Women's World Cup history, scoring three goals, including one from the midfield stripe.
It only took 16 minutes for Carli Lloyd to make sure she goes down in Women's World Cup history.
The United States captain scored the first hat trick in a women's final and did so in 16 minutes as the United States rampaged to a 4-0 lead before Japan answered with a goal of its own.
Lloyd opened the scoring in the third minute of the match, receiving a low corner kick from Megan Rapinoe and slotting past Japan goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori.