Women’s World Cup Final Sets TV Record for Soccer in the US

A World Cup victory by the United States Women’s Team continues to excite fans here in Maryland. Lloyd launched the ball from just inside the Japanese half of the field, and Kaihori, dropping back to get the ball, was only able to touch it with her right hand, deflecting it into the left post and into the net. “It’s the best performance I’ve seen in a World Cup, men or women”.

Excluding the NFL postseason, the only higher-rated sporting events in the USA this year were the three games of the College Football Championship on ESPN (33.25 million for Ohio State-Oregon in the title game and more than 28 million for two semifinal games) and the men’s college basketball title game on CBS in April between Duke and Wisconsin (28.26 million).

“She has what all corporate America is searching for – humility, intelligence, a sense of drama and aggression to her game”, said Rick Horrow, chief executive of Horrow Sports Ventures.

“You can’t imagine something like that”, he said.

Lindblade watched the game with his daughters, ages 8 and 6. “And that feeling won’t get old”. The American women – the 2015 World Cup champions – will earn $2 million, reports Business Insider.

“I think every team that wins has a different story”, Johnston said. We like girls who play different sports.

Going forward, too, there are plenty of good reasons Team USA’s prowess as a TV draw should grow.

Just 9-years-old, Molly Feighery says she was nervous as she watched Sunday night’s final, but not for long. At this point, she chose to go for it and let it fly, stunned Japan the most. “We all did. So we’re so proud”. “It always seems to be that defender who is your anchor who ends up in that position”. We’re happy with the men’s team when they make it past the group stages, but following two World Cup victories and multiple close calls, anything short of the trophy at this tournament would have been considered a defeat. On the high school level, young women’s soccer participation has rapidly passed tennis and baseball/softball to become the third most-played sport.