This afternoon the United States gets a chance to avenge its loss to Japan in the 2011 Women's World Cup final.
Four years ago, in the 2011 Women's World Cup final, the United States lost to Japan on penalties. Alex Morgan scored the opening goal in the 69th minute after the USA had dominated play to that point. Against the run of play, Japan came back to equalize in the 81st minute when the USA defense failed to clear a cross into the box. With the score tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes, the match headed to overtime.