MONTREAL—Carli Lloyd did what a captain is supposed to do in the big moments.
The U.S. captain converted a penalty and set up Kelley O'Hara’s insurance goal in an outstanding 2–0 Women’s World Cup semifinal victory over top-ranked Germany on Tuesday at Olympic Stadium.
“These are the moments that I live for,” said Lloyd. “I just need to deliver in any way possible.”
It was a Clash of the Titans of women’s football and both sides went full throttle against each other.
But it was the U.S. that more than matched the mighty Germans in physicality and athleticism. The U.S. also had raucous crowd support and Olympic Stadium was adorned in stars and stripes and red, white, and blue. The attendance was a healthy 51,176, heavily in support of USA.
This team has embraced the accountability and responsibility of defending.
, USA
