Monday, 8 July 2019

US won 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

US won 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was the eighth final of the FIFA Women's World Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

The match was played on 7 July 2019 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu,  Lyon, France.

The final was contested by the United States, the defending champions, and the Netherlands, in their first final.

The United States won 2–0, earning their second consecutive and fourth overall Women's World Cup title

Both finalists were also the reigning champions of their respective confederation, with the United States having won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the Netherlands having won UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

 The final was played on the same day as the finals of the men's Copa América and CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA.

 It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, with 52 matches staged in nine cities in France, which was awarded the right to host the event in March 2015.

US became the second nation, after Germany, to have successfully retained the title.