2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final was an association football match which determined the winner of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was the eighth final of the FIFA Women's World Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The match was played on 7 July 2019 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, a suburb of Lyon, France.
The U.S. team lifts the World Cup trophy | |||||||
| Event | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 7 July 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Megan Rapinoe (United States) | ||||||
| Referee | Stéphanie Frappart (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 57,900 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 30 °C (86 °F) 41% humidity | ||||||
The final was contested by the United States, the defending champion, and the Netherlands, in their first final. The United States won 2–0, earning their second consecutive and fourth overall Women's World Cup title, with second-half goals scored by co-captain Megan Rapinoe (from the penalty spot) and Rose Lavelle. With their victory, the U.S. joined Germany as the second team to win consecutive titles. The team's coach, Jill Ellis, became the first manager to win two Women's World Cup titles, and also the first in 81 years since Vittorio Pozzo achieved this result in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups with Italy men's team.
Each finalist was the reigning champion of their own respective confederation, with the U.S. having won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the Netherlands having won UEFA Women's Euro 2017.