USA beats Japan 5-2, wins first Women's World Cup title since 1999 (live chat recap)
Updated Jan 09, 2019; Posted Jul 05, 2015
USA vs. Japan Women's World Cup final
Gallery: USA vs. Japan Women's World Cup final
By Jamie Goldberg | The Oregonian/OregonLive
The U.S. Women's National Team won its first Women's World Cup title since 1999, beating Japan 5-2 Sunday. The USA is the only country to ever win three Women's World Cup titles.
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Match Summary:
- Full time: USA WINS! The U.S. beats Japan 5-2 to win its first Women's World Cup title since 1999.
- 86th minute: Christine Rampone comes on for Alex Morgan. Rampone, 40, is the oldest player to ever appear in a FIFA Women's World Cup. Rampone was part of the U.S. Women's National Team in 1999 when the USA last won the Women's World Cup.
- 74th minute: The Japanese continue to pressure the USA, but the U.S. holds strong. USA goalkeeper Hope Solo punches away a Japan corner kick. USA still leads 5-2.
- 69th minute: Japan getting some chances now, but the USA still leads 5-2.
- 54th minute: GOAL USA! Tobin Heath, who plays for the Portland Thorns, taps in a pass from Morgan Brian following a USA corner kick. The USA now leads 5-2 in the highest scoring Women's World Cup final of all time.
- 52nd minute: GOAL JAPAN! Julie Johnston heads the ball into her own net and now the USA leads Japan just 4-2.
- 50th minute: Carli Lloyd slips, but is able to pass the ball off to Morgan Brian at the top of the box. Brian sends a great shot from the top of the box toward the top of the net, but Kaihori makes a brilliant save. USA is pressuring early in this half.
- Halftime: At halftime, the USA leads Japan 4-1 in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
- 27th minute: - GOAL JAPAN! Japan's Yuki Ogimi gets a wide open chance in the box after U.S. defender Julie Johnston misses cutting off the cross with a slide tackle. Ogimi sends the open shot into the back of the net. The USA's shutout streak ends at 540 minutes. USA leads 4-1.
- 16th minute: GOAL USA! Carli Lloyd catches Japanese goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori off her line and rockets a shot from midfield into the net. Lloyd has the hat trick and the USA now leads 4-0.
- 14th minute: GOAL USA! A Japan defender tries to clear the ball in the box, but it bounces up in the air and U.S. midfielder Lauren Holiday pounces, sending a volley into the net. USA leads 3-0.
- 6th minute: GOAL USA! Carli Lloyd scores again. The USA sends another set piece into the box and the ball bounces around without Japan clearing it. Lloyd capitalizes, putting the ball into the back of the net from close-range. USA leads 2-0.
- 3rd minute: GOAL USA! U.S. midfielder Megan Rapinoe sends a great corner kick into the box. The USA's Carli Lloyd breaks free from her defender and sends the ball into the back of the net. The USA leads 1-0.
- 1st minute: We're underway as the USA takes on Japan in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final. The U.S. has not won the Women's World Cup since 1999. They fell on penalty kicks to Japan in the final of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In case you need the pertinent information, here's what you need to know about the game:
What: USA takes on Japan in the final.
Where: BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia.
When: Sunday, July 5 at 4 p.m. PT.
Channel: FOX Network (Comcast 12/712) | Live stream is available via Fox Soccer 2GO.
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