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The U.S. won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a tiebreaking penalty kick in the second half and Rose Lavelle added a goal.
The lavender-haired winger’s goal was her 50th international and it led to Rapinoe winning the tournament’s Golden Boot. She tied teammate Alex Morgan and England’s Ellen White for the most goals scored. But Rapinoe and Morgan had three assists each in the first tiebreaker to White’s 0. She won the trophy on minutes per goals scored.
Rapinoe has transcended sport with her outspoken activism, such as leading a gender-discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation filed in federal court in Los Angeles earlier this year. She called out FIFA on the eve of the championship, suggesting soccer’s governing body was not doing enough to grow the women’s game, pointing to unequal prize money and the scheduling of the final on the same day as the championships of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Chicago and the Copa America final in Brazil.
Fans, many dressed in red, white and blue, chanted “Equal Pay!” at the final whistle of the match.
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