{"id":8296,"date":"2019-07-07T14:52:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T18:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8296"},"modified":"2019-07-08T10:53:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:53:32","slug":"usa-wins-the-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8296","title":{"rendered":"USA Wins The Women&#8217;s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.43975088.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.43975088.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.43975088-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The United States won the Women\u2019s World Cup for a fourth time, beating Holland 2-0 in Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>After being thwarted by a series of excellent Sari Van Veenendaal saves in the first half, the US took the lead in the 61st minute when Megan Rapinoe coolly converted a penalty awarded via VAR.<\/p>\n<p>Rose Lavelle doubled the lead eight minutes later as the holders made sure of a successful defense of the title.<\/p>\n<p>They become the second team to win the competition twice in a row, matching the feat of 2003 and 2007 champions Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Both US successes have been achieved under the management of Jill Ellis.<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe\u2019s spot-kick saw her finish alongside team-mate Alex Morgan and England\u2019s Ellen White as the tournament\u2019s joint top-scorer with six goals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8296\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8296&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8296\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8296&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-8296\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8296&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8296\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States won the Women\u2019s World Cup for a fourth time, beating Holland 2-0 in Lyon. 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