Most Women's World Cup titles, team - USA!! Fewest World Cups needed to win the third one: USA, 7 (it took Brazil 9 in the men's game) Fastest four goals at the start of a final, men's or women's - USA Fastest four goals in any stretch of a final, men's or women's - USA Tied for most goals in a final, men's or women's - USA (Brazil scored 5 against Sweden in 1958) Most goals in a half by a team in a final, men's or women's - USA Biggest lead ever in a final, men's or women's (at 4-0) - USA Tied for most goals by both teams in a final, men's or women's (Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 in 1958) - USA 5-2 over Japan Tied for largest margin in a final (Brazil 5-2 over Sweden in 1958; Brazil 4-1 over Italy in 1970; France 3-0 over Brazil 1998) - USA 5-2 over Japan Tied for biggest losing margin by a defending champion, men's or women's - Japan (equaling Brazil in 1998) Carli Lloyd, most goals in a final, women's. Tied for most goals in a final, men's or women's - Carli Lloyd (Geoff Hurst for England in 1966 had the other hat trick) Most goals in a World Cup final that actually went in, men's or women's - Carli Lloyd tonight. Most goals in a half in a World Cup final, one player - Carli Lloyd Longest strike for a goal in a World Cup final, men's or women's (Gerson's for Brazil in 1970, the second-longest, was half the distance) - Carli Lloyd, just inside the center line Extra credit question: Name what Carli Lloyd did that matches the feat of the following soccer legends: Claudio Colaussi; Alcides Ghiggia; Helmut Haller; Jairzinho; Johann Neeskens; Paolo Rossi; Abby Wambach And a prediction: First woman in a team sport to win SI's Sportsman of the Year: Carli Lloyd
Only game with the best and worst performance in the history of world cup games: Best - Lloyd Worst - Johnston
Shating on German fans, telling them they got demolished into the 1980s, they will be scrambling for answers with no hope for the next 10 years, just abusing them over there.
I thought that goal had more to do with the great placement of the ball by Japan than anything Johnston did. What was she supposed to do?