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Carli Lloyd becomes Captain America for US women

United States' Carli Lloyd holds the trophy after they defeated Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
United States' Carli Lloyd holds the trophy after they defeated Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT United States' Carli Lloyd holds the trophy after they defeated Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press 5 min read

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – For a brief time Sunday night, Carli Lloyd’s Wikipedia page listed her position as “President of the United States.”

More like Captain America.

Lloyd scored three goals to lead the United States to a 5-2 victory over Japan for the team’s record third World Cup title – and first since 1999.

Lloyd’s hat trick came in the match’s first 16 minutes. When it was over, the captain of the U.S. team collapsed to her knees and pumped her fists.

“I’m so proud and so zapped at the same time. It’s a surreal moment,” the 32-yard-old midfielder said. “It’s been amazing. We just wrote history and brought this World Cup trophy home.”