The favorites to win the tournament held up their end of the bargain, winning every single one of their matches in this edition of the World Cup, in a clean sweep that has led them to add another trophy to their resume.

The USWNT also won the World Cup in 2015, 1999, and 1991, meaning that they have won four of the eight Women’s World Cups since the competition was first held 28 years ago.

The American women dominated the game against the Netherlands, an upstart team that few expected to advance so far in the tournament, largely limiting their offensive chances and moving with relative ease in their zone.

The Dutch gave a valiant effort, expending lots of effort defensively in attempts to keep the Americans from scoring. The game actually went to the break with the score tied at 0-0, the first time the Americans were held scoreless in the first half all tournament.

They broke through in the 61st minute, however, when Dutch Stefanie van der Gragt was booked for a high and dangerous kick in the goal area on Alex Morgan. Megan Rapinoe cooly scored the penalty to put the Americans up 1-0.

Only 8 minutes later, USWNT forward Rose Lavelle scored a brilliant goal from long-distance to double the lead.

25 minutes later, the final whistle blew, and the Americans were named the world’s best once again.

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The game was full of intense action and dramatic calls, but the US soldiered on top advance to their third consecutive World Cup final despite the absence of star forward Megan Rapinoe.

The US women grabbed an early 1-0 lead in only the 10th minute of the match when Rapinoe’s replacement, Christen Press, scored a header after a brilliant deep cross by Kelley O’Hara.

The lead didn’t last long, however, as Ellen White scored her 5th goal of the tournament with a cheeky back-heel kick that US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher could simply do nothing to stop.

Despite giving up a goal, the USWNT immediately went back to work and pushed for a goal. Lindsey Horan played a floated ball into the box, and flamboyant superstar Alex Morgan scored the 13th goal of her World Cup career on her 30th birthday. She mocked England with a memorable celebration that will go down in the history books.

In the second half, controversy arose when an England goal was ruled offside after a VAR revision in 67th minute.

England had another chance to tie in the 84th minute after a foul on White in the box. England defender Steph Houghton stepped up to the line to take the penalty, but her weak shot was saved by a diving Naeher, and England simply couldn’t create any more good chances.

The final whistle blew, and the USWNT euphorically celebrated qualifying for its third consecutive final. They’ll look to wrap up their second straight World Cup win on Sunday in Lyon.

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The Thai team, making only the second World Cup appearance in the national side’s history, was simply unable to compete with one of the competition’s favorites. Try as they might have, they simply had no answer for the United States’ long list of talented stars.

Alex Morgan scored 5 goals and recorded 3 assists in the opening game rout. Samantha Mewis added two goals of her own, while Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Horan, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh, and Carli Lloyd also found the net.

Some viewed the Americans’ huge win as controversial, given that they did not seem to let off the gas after starting to dominate the match. Surprisingly, the game was only 3-0 at halftime.

The second half was when the American women really started to push and absolutely humiliated an overmatched Thailand squad.

The win was the most lopsided in the competition’s history, overtaking Germany’s 11-0 win over Argentina in the 2007 tournament.

Whether it was too ruthless of a victory or not, the USWNT now owns a huge cushion in the World Cup’s Group F. They will attempt to continue their march towards the top spot in the group on Sunday when they face off against Chile in Paris.

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Host nation France will play the first game on June 7 against South Korea before facing off Norway and Nigeria in Group A. Germany will square off against Spain, South Africa, and China in Group B while England will battle it out with Scotland, Japan, and Argentina in Group D.

Brazil and Italy were drawn in Group C while Canada was ranked in Group E against Netherlands, Cameroon and New Zealand. The US will play its first game on June 11 in Reims but not before neighbors Scotland and England play on June 9 in Nice.

The US won the 2015 World Cup in Canada after a comfortable 5-2 win over Japan, the defending champions at the time. The team is ranked first by FIFA and finds itself in a Group with easy teams. The toughest group will be D, where the British teams and Japan all have great chances of qualifying into the knockout stage. Argentina is ranked 36^th, much lower than the rest of the teams.

According to FIFA, more than 200,000 tickets have already been purchased for the event and the Football governing body aims for one billion viewers.

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The favorites to win the tournament held up their end of the bargain, winning every single one of their matches in this edition of the World Cup, in a clean sweep that has led them to add another trophy to their resume.

The USWNT also won the World Cup in 2015, 1999, and 1991, meaning that they have won four of the eight Women’s World Cups since the competition was first held 28 years ago.

The American women dominated the game against the Netherlands, an upstart team that few expected to advance so far in the tournament, largely limiting their offensive chances and moving with relative ease in their zone.

The Dutch gave a valiant effort, expending lots of effort defensively in attempts to keep the Americans from scoring. The game actually went to the break with the score tied at 0-0, the first time the Americans were held scoreless in the first half all tournament.

They broke through in the 61st minute, however, when Dutch Stefanie van der Gragt was booked for a high and dangerous kick in the goal area on Alex Morgan. Megan Rapinoe cooly scored the penalty to put the Americans up 1-0.

Only 8 minutes later, USWNT forward Rose Lavelle scored a brilliant goal from long-distance to double the lead.

25 minutes later, the final whistle blew, and the Americans were named the world’s best once again.

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The game was full of intense action and dramatic calls, but the US soldiered on top advance to their third consecutive World Cup final despite the absence of star forward Megan Rapinoe.

The US women grabbed an early 1-0 lead in only the 10th minute of the match when Rapinoe’s replacement, Christen Press, scored a header after a brilliant deep cross by Kelley O’Hara.

The lead didn’t last long, however, as Ellen White scored her 5th goal of the tournament with a cheeky back-heel kick that US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher could simply do nothing to stop.

Despite giving up a goal, the USWNT immediately went back to work and pushed for a goal. Lindsey Horan played a floated ball into the box, and flamboyant superstar Alex Morgan scored the 13th goal of her World Cup career on her 30th birthday. She mocked England with a memorable celebration that will go down in the history books.

In the second half, controversy arose when an England goal was ruled offside after a VAR revision in 67th minute.

England had another chance to tie in the 84th minute after a foul on White in the box. England defender Steph Houghton stepped up to the line to take the penalty, but her weak shot was saved by a diving Naeher, and England simply couldn’t create any more good chances.

The final whistle blew, and the USWNT euphorically celebrated qualifying for its third consecutive final. They’ll look to wrap up their second straight World Cup win on Sunday in Lyon.

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The Thai team, making only the second World Cup appearance in the national side’s history, was simply unable to compete with one of the competition’s favorites. Try as they might have, they simply had no answer for the United States’ long list of talented stars.

Alex Morgan scored 5 goals and recorded 3 assists in the opening game rout. Samantha Mewis added two goals of her own, while Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Horan, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh, and Carli Lloyd also found the net.

Some viewed the Americans’ huge win as controversial, given that they did not seem to let off the gas after starting to dominate the match. Surprisingly, the game was only 3-0 at halftime.

The second half was when the American women really started to push and absolutely humiliated an overmatched Thailand squad.

The win was the most lopsided in the competition’s history, overtaking Germany’s 11-0 win over Argentina in the 2007 tournament.

Whether it was too ruthless of a victory or not, the USWNT now owns a huge cushion in the World Cup’s Group F. They will attempt to continue their march towards the top spot in the group on Sunday when they face off against Chile in Paris.

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Host nation France will play the first game on June 7 against South Korea before facing off Norway and Nigeria in Group A. Germany will square off against Spain, South Africa, and China in Group B while England will battle it out with Scotland, Japan, and Argentina in Group D.

Brazil and Italy were drawn in Group C while Canada was ranked in Group E against Netherlands, Cameroon and New Zealand. The US will play its first game on June 11 in Reims but not before neighbors Scotland and England play on June 9 in Nice.

The US won the 2015 World Cup in Canada after a comfortable 5-2 win over Japan, the defending champions at the time. The team is ranked first by FIFA and finds itself in a Group with easy teams. The toughest group will be D, where the British teams and Japan all have great chances of qualifying into the knockout stage. Argentina is ranked 36^th, much lower than the rest of the teams.

According to FIFA, more than 200,000 tickets have already been purchased for the event and the Football governing body aims for one billion viewers.

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