LYON, France – The United States is about to conclude its summer in France with an opportunity to further cement its status as the best women’s soccer team in the world.
The Americans will face the Netherlands in the Women’s World Cup final Sunday at 11 a.m. EDT at Stade de Lyon, with Fox televising the game. A victory would give the United States its second straight title and fourth overall at the quadrennial tournament, more than any other nation.
“I’m like a kid in the candy story right now,” U.S. star Megan Rapinoe said. “This is the absolute best stage. I already feel more anxious and more nervous than in any of the other games.”
The Americans have won a record 11 consecutive Women’s World Cup matches dating to 2015 in Canada, surpassing the mark Norway set from 1995 to ’99. The United States is undefeated in its past 16 Women’s World Cup matches, surpassing Germany’s run from 2003 to ’07.
“We’ve celebrated the amazing moments. We’ve dug in, looked each other in the eye in the hard moments and gone through things as a team,” Rapinoe said. “And we get to this final moment, and it’s one more game and it’s really just about experiencing that game in its fullest for the last time.”