SOCCER: Women’s World Cup – USA Mission Accomplished

By the Deputy Beast of Sport
On July 5, Japan and the United States women’s soccer teams came back together in a re-match of the Women’s World Cup Final. Four years ago, the teams drew in 120 minutes of play (90 minutes full time plus 30 minutes extra time), but Japan managed to win 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out. Yesterday, USA wanted revenge and smashed them early with style earning 4 goals in the first half. This was helped by Carli Lloyd’s (my Beast of Sport of the Day) hat-trick (which means 3 goals) including an amazing speed shot from the halfway line. In the end, USA beat Japan by 3 points (5-2) earning the women’s team their first World Cup win in 16 years. How cool is that?