USWNT ambushed, smashed, annihilated Japan’s hopes for a repeat performance of their 2011 Women’s World Cup Championship..in the first 15 minutes. They would eventually end the bloodbath at 5-2 in an unprecedented show of offensive firepower ever to see a women’s final before.
There isn’t much of a doubt that the USWNT has been one of the greatest, if not, the greatest Women’s national team for the better part of 16 years, although the results could have led you to believe otherwise. Sans 2011, the USWNT had been ousted in spectacular fashion. Back in 2003, the USWNT were steamrolled by eventual champions Germany 3-0. 2007, the US was ousted by eventual runners-up Brazil 4-0 after a questionable benching of, then, rising star goal keeper Hope Solo in favor of veteran Brianna Scurry; which led to this:
In other words, it’s difficult to realize that this is their first World Cup championship since their 1999 Women’s World Cup Final victory over China. A full 4 Women’s World Cups later, a generation of young girls idolizing Mia Hamm and Brianna Scurry have brought the title back to the US and have unquestionably cemented the USWNT’s legacy among the other national teams.
