In a remarkable contest, the U.S. defeated Japan, 5-2, to
win its first World Cup since 1999. It was sweet revenge for the USWNT, which
lost Japan in the 2011 final on penalty kicks, and Abby Wambach was able to cap
her career with the one major title that had eluded her.
Women's FIFA World United States (US) won the 2015 FIFA
Women’s World Cup. It is overall third world cup title of US. In the World Cup
final match played at Vancouver, Canada US defeated Japan by 5-2 goals score.
US captain and skipper Carli Lloyd scored three goals. Lauren Holiday and Tobin
Heath scored one goal each. 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Awards Golden Ball
Award: Carli Lloyd (US), Amandine Henry (France), Aya Miyama (Japan). Golden
Boot Award: Celia Sasic (Germany), Carli Lloyd (US), Anja Mittag (Germany).
Golden Glove Award: Hope Solo (US). Young Player Award: Kadeisha Buchanan
(Canada). Most wins: United States for 3 times (1991, 1999 and 2015), followed
by Germany 2 times (2003, 2007).
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