2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final is a future football match to decide the winner of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. It will be the eighth time the final is played for the FIFA Women's World Cup, a tournament for women's teams of the member countries of FIFA. The match will be played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France, on 7 July 2019 between the United States, the champions last time, and the Netherlands, in their first final.^[6] 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.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

The Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, where the final will be played.
Event	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
United States Netherlands 2 0
Date	7 July 2019 (2019-07-07)
Venue	Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Player of the Match	Megan Rapinoe (United States)[1]
Referee	Stéphanie Frappart (France)[2]
Attendance	57,900[3]
Weather	Partly cloudy 30 °C (86 °F) 41% humidity[4][5]
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Both teams are the reigning winners of their confederation, with the United States having won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the Netherlands having won UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

Route to the final

Further information: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

United States		Round	Netherlands
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Thailand	13–0	Match 1	New Zealand	1–0
Chile	3–0	Match 2	Cameroon	3–1
Sweden	2–0	Match 3	Canada	2–1
Group F winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  United States 3 9 2  Sweden 3 6 3  Chile 3 3 4  Thailand 3 0 Source: FIFA		Final standings	Group E winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Netherlands 3 9 2  Canada 3 6 3  Cameroon 3 3 4  New Zealand 3 0 Source: FIFA
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
Spain	2–1	Round of 16	Japan	2–1
France	2–1	Quarter-finals	Italy	2–0
England	2–1	Semi-finals	Sweden	1–0 (aet)

Match

Details

United States	2–0	Netherlands
Rapinoe  61' (pen.) Lavelle  69'	Report

7 July 2019 (2019-07-07)

17:00 CEST

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 57,900^[3]

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

United States[7]

Netherlands[7]

GK 1 Alyssa Naeher RB 5 Kelley O'Hara  46' CB 7 Abby Dahlkemper  42' CB 4 Becky Sauerbrunn LB 19 Crystal Dunn CM 3 Sam Mewis CM 8 Julie Ertz CM 16 Rose Lavelle RF 17 Tobin Heath  87' CF 13 Alex Morgan LF 15 Megan Rapinoe (c)  79' Substitutions: DF 11 Ali Krieger  46' FW 23 Christen Press  79' FW 10 Carli Lloyd  87' Manager: Jill Ellis

GK 1 Sari van Veenendaal (c) RB 2 Desiree van Lunteren CB 6 Anouk Dekker  73' CB 3 Stefanie van der Gragt  60' LB 20 Dominique Bloodworth CM 14 Jackie Groenen CM 10 Daniëlle van de Donk CM 8 Sherida Spitse  10' RF 21 Lineth Beerensteyn CF 9 Vivianne Miedema LF 11 Lieke Martens  70' Substitutions: MF 19 Jill Roord  70' FW 7 Shanice van de Sanden  73' Manager: Sarina Wiegman

Player of the Match: Megan Rapinoe (United States)[1] Assistant referees:[7] Manuela Nicolosi (France) Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) Fourth official: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay) Reserve assistant referee: Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Assistant video assistant referees: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)

Match rules[8] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

References

1. "USA v Netherlands – Player of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
2. "Frappart: Final role a huge source of pride". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
3. "Match report – Final – USA v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
4. "Start list – Final – USA v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
5. "USA v Netherlands – Match Facts". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
6. "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
7. "Tactical Line-up – Final – USA v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
8. "Regulations – FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

Other websites

• Official website