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FIFA Women's World Cup · Final · 7 July 2019

Rapinoe's Penalty in Lyon

United States 2–0 Netherlands · Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Rapinoe took the penalty, and a fourth star followed.

The Netherlands held out for an hour until VAR flagged Van der Gragt's high boot on Alex Morgan. Rapinoe, co-captain and Golden Boot winner, left the keeper standing from the spot. Lavelle's solo run and finish made it 2-0 and secured a fourth star.

USA v Netherlands, Women's World Cup final, Lyon, 7 July 2019: Alex Morgan challenged by Stefanie van der Gragt. The match itself, not the penalty
Photo: Holly Cheng · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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