2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final was a women's soccer match that took place on 5 July 2015 at BC Place, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to determine the winner of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was played between Japan and the United States, in a rematch of the 2011 final. The stakes were high for both sides: if the United States won the match, it would be the only country to have won in three Women's World Cup finals; if Japan had won instead, then it would be the first team, men's or women's, to win twice under the same coach since Vittorio Pozzo led Italy to victory in the 1934 World Cup and the 1938 World Cup. Ultimately, the United States won 5–2, winning its first title in 16 years and becoming the first team to win three Women's World Cup finals.
U.S. celebrations following Carli Lloyd's opening goal
Japan's quarter-final match against Australia at Commonwealth Stadium
Carli Lloyd during the final
Carli Lloyd broke multiple goal scoring records in the final
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province.
Interior view during a Women's World Cup soccer match in June 2015
Exterior view of BC Place from the south, with its original roof, October 2005
Inside BC Place Stadium under original roof in July 2005
Renovation works at BC Place, including the construction of the retractable roof, viewed in April 2011