United States of America (USA) on July 2015 won the FIFA Women’s World Cup. In the final played at Vancouver, Canada, US defeated Japan, 5-2.
This was third world cup title for the USA and first since 1999.
In the semi-finals, while US defeated Germany, 2-0, Japan beat England, 2-1.
The player of the match was Carli Lloyd of US.
Final tournament standings
• Winner: USA
• Runners Up: Japan
• Third: England
• Fourth: Germany
Awards
• adidas Golden Ball: Carli Lloyd (midfielder of USA)
• adidas Golden Boot: Celia Sasic (forward of Germany)
• adidas Golden Glove: Hope Solo (Goalkeeper of USA)
• Hyundai Young Player Award: Kadeisha Buchanan (Defender of Canada)
• Fair Play Award: France
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