U.S. Women Head for World Cup Final
July 1, 2015
Last evening in Montreal, the American women’s national soccer team defeated the number-one ranked women’s team, Germany, to win their semifinal game in the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup tournament. The Americans played an aggressive game and outscored the German team 2-0. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carli Lloyd, a midfielder, scored the first U.S.goal on a penalty kick. There was some controversy as to whether the penalty kick that led to Lloyd’s goal should instead have been a free-kick. This became unimportant when, in the 84th minute of the game, Olympic gold medalist Kelley O’Hara, playing forward, kicked in a goal to make the U.S. win clear-cut.
In a fast-moving game, Germany’s Alexandera Popp and U.S. player Morgan Brian collided and sustained head injuries. Both women continued play, but it caused soccer commentators to question FIFA’s concussion and substitution policies for players with head injuries.
The U.S. Team will play the winner of the Japan-England semifinal match this Sunday, July 5, in the FIFA World Cup final. FIFA has been embroiled in allegations of corruption, and the association anoounced that it’s long-time president, Sepp Blatter, himself under investigation, would not be attending the women’s World Cup final.
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