Lloyd scores 3 times as U.S. tops Japan 5-2 in Women's World Cup final - Gainesville Times

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Lloyd scores 3 times as U.S. tops Japan 5-2 in Women's World Cup final

United States' Carli Lloyd (10) outjumps Japan's Saki Kumagai to get her head on the ball during the first half of the Women's World Cup championship on Sunday in Vancouver, Canada. - photo by Darryl Dyck

0706Soccer — United States' Carli Lloyd (10) outjumps Japan's Saki Kumagai to get her head on the ball during the first half of the Women's World Cup championship on Sunday in Vancouver, Canada. - photo by Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Carli Lloyd came up big again. Three times. And with it came the Americans’ elusive third Women’s World Cup title.

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