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Updated: United States beats Japan 5-2 for record third Women’s World Cup title

USA teammates Becky Sauerbrunn, left, and Meghan Klingenberg celebrate following their win over Japan at 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
USA teammates Becky Sauerbrunn, left, and Meghan Klingenberg celebrate following their win over Japan at 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

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Carli Lloyd lives for the big moment. She had her biggest on Sunday night – and gave the United States its record third Women’s World Cup title.

Lloyd scored three times as the U.S. jumped to a four-goal lead in the first 16 minutes, and the Americans overwhelmed defending champion Japan 5-2 for the team’s first World Cup championship since 1999.

A sellout crowd of 53,341 that included U.S. Vice President Joe Biden roared in approval for Lloyd’s hat trick, the first ever in a Women’s World Cup final.