US Dominates Japan, Wins Women's World Cup

Captain Carli Lloyd had a sensational hat trick (3 goals), including a goal all the way from the halfway line, as the United States roared to a shocking 4-0 lead in the Women's World Cup and easily held on to beat defending champion Japan, 5-2, in Vancouver, Canada. No team had ever scored more than two goals in a Women's World Cup final, but Lloyd went one better all by herself within just 16 minutes. The opener came in the third minute when Megan Rapinoe drove a low diagonal...

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