Everything you need to know about the Women's World Cup final
The reigning World Cup champion against the current European champion; it doesn't get much better than this. The United States will be aiming to retain its crown, while the Netherlands will look to pull off a massive upset. Get ready for Sunday's showpiece match with theScore's preview package.
How to watch
- Who: United States vs. Netherlands
- Where: Stade de Lyon (Lyon, France)
- When: Sunday, July 7 (11 a.m. EST)
- TV: Fox, FS1, and FS2 (English), Telemundo (Spanish); TSN (Canada)
- Stream: fuboTV
Analysis
The big tactical questions that need answering at the Stade de Lyon.
- 3 key battles that will decide the Women's World Cup final
- How the Dutch can stun the U.S. in World Cup final
Further reading
Dive into some of the other storylines surrounding the contest.
- Rapinoe: Terrible scheduling shows lack of respect for women's game
- Morgan: Men 'grabbing their sacks' illustrates double standard
- Rapinoe brushes off criticism of tea celebration: 'Wah, wah, wah'
Injury news
The latest updates on the key lineup decisions.
- Rapinoe has 'minor' hamstring strain, expects to play in final
- Netherlands unsure of Martens' status ahead of World Cup final
By the numbers
Comparing the World Cup statistics for the respective finalists.
United States | Netherlands | |
---|---|---|
24 | Goals Scored | 11 |
3 | Goals Against | 3 |
17.3 | Shots Per Game | 12.1 |
7.8 | Shots on Target Per Game | 4.5 |
Alex Morgan (6) | Top Scorer | Vivianne Miedema (3) |
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Prediction
After passing their biggest tests against England and France in the preceding rounds of the tournament, the Americans aren't going to slip up now. It was a superb run by the Netherlands to reach the final, but the U.S. simply has too much top-end talent not to get the job done, even if Rapinoe isn't fit enough to feature from the opening whistle.
Score: United States 3, Netherlands 1
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