Records set on FIFA Women's World Cup after La Grande Finale

Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-08 01:54:57|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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LYON, France, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the records set after the United States beat the Netherlands 2-0 here on Sunday to claim their fourth FIFA Women's World Cup title:

26 goals by the U.S. - most goals scored in a single Women's World Cup tournament;

34 years and two months - Megan Rapinoe is the oldest goalscorer in a Women's World Cup Final at the age of 34 years and two months, beating the previous record held by her teammate Carli Lloyd at 32 years and 354 days;

4 titles - The U.S. earn a record fourth World Cup title from eight editions all together;

Back-to-back victories - The U.S. coach Jill Ellis is the first coach to win two Women's World Cup trophies as her team comes out just the second team to have claimed a back-to-back World Cup title following Germany (2003, 2007).

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