Megan Rapinoe scored twice and the United States beat Australia, 3-1, in the U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup opener in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada on Monday night.
Despite leading for most of the final and being just 6 minutes away from winning their 3rd World Cup, the U.S. fell to Japan in the Women's World Cup Finals.
America came through in one of the most exciting games in US soccer history. The women defeated Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks to advance to the Women's World Cup semifinals.
The United States are preparing for their toughest challenge of the World Cup so far, as they're set to face Brazil Sunday morning in a quarterfinal match.