United States beat Japan 5-2 to win Women's World Cup

ByReuters

Published 06/07/2015 at 01:00 GMT

The United States, powered by a Carli Lloyd hat-trick in the game's opening 16 minutes, beat defending champions Japan 5-2 on Sunday to win the Women's World Cup.

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With the victory, the Americans avenged their loss to Japan in the 2011 final and earned a record third Women's World Cup title and their first since 1999.

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