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The American women's football team will meet the Netherlands in Sunday's Women's World Cup final.
The United States is looking for its fourth World Cup title, as it will be the first time the Netherlands will play in the final match. The United States is also in its third consecutive World Cup final. The Americans defeated Japan in 2015, avenging the defeat of the same team in 2011.
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The Americans seem to be the big favorites to win the final.
The United States has the tournament's top scorer, Alex Morgan – who has six goals. The United States also has Megan Rapinoe, who has scored five goals in the tournament and is expected to play in the match despite a thigh injury during the match against France. The Americans also got a clutch of Alyssa Naeher against England and she will try to continue this momentum in the final.
The team also has controversy surrounding Morgan's goal celebrations. The star striker seemed to be pretending to sip tea after scoring a decisive goal against England. She responded to critics on Friday saying it was a double standard.
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The Dutch may not be the favorites of the match, but their defensive performances against Sweden showed the United States that it was better not to take this team too lightly.
Jackie Groenen scored the Netherlands' winning goal against Sweden in overtime to take the team to its first World Cup final.
The Netherlands won Group E beating Cameroon, New Zealand and Canada before qualifying for the round of 16.
In the round of 16, the Netherlands beat Japan, the second-finalists in the 2015 World Cup, by one goal and beat Italy 2-0 before beating Sweden.
Here are some other things to know before looking at the United States and the Netherlands.
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HOW TO LOOK
How to watch the final of the Women's World Cup? (AP Photo / Tony Gutierrez)
Coverage of the Women's World Cup final starts at 10:00 ET on the base FOX stations. The match starts at 11 am ET on local FOX stations. You can also watch the game streaming on FOX Sports Go.
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Alex Morgan has been criticized for his celebration of "tea". (AP Photo / François Mori)
The United States will need Alex Morgan, as it did against England, and put a ball in the back of the net to ensure the Americans consolidate their fourth title. The United States also hopes to have Megan Rapinoe back in good health to play in the final. Rapinoe has four goals in the tournament.
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Dutch players celebrate after winning the Women's World Cup semifinal against Sweden at the Stade de Lyon, near Lyon, France, on Wednesday 3 July 2019. (AP Photo / Francisco Seco)
On the Dutch side, Jackie Groenen hopes to take the Netherlands beyond the American Vivianne Miedema is the top scorer of the team with three goals.
But all eyes will be on their goalkeeper Sari Van Veenendaal, who made five saves against Sweden in the semifinals. The United States have been very aggressive in the first half of each game and it will be up to Van Veenendaal to play a leading role if the Dutch defense collapses.
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The United States are on a run of 11 wins in the Women's World Cup. The last time they did not win a match in this tournament was when they drew 0-0 against Sweden in a group match at the 2015 tournament.
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Overall, the United States have not lost a match since losing 3-1 to France in a friendly international match in January. The team was tied twice during this period – once with England and the other with Japan. Both times at the SheBelieves Cup.
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Bet on the odds
The United States are the big favorites to win the World Cup at 1/5, according to Bet-NJ.com. The Netherlands are ranked 3/1 of the chances of winning the title, but 80% of the sports betting market was supported by the Americans in the last match.
Alex Morgan is 5/2 to score the first goal of the game, while the United States are 5/1 to win the match 2-0.
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"The chances almost suggest that the most successful women's football of all time is about to add a new World Cup to her track record.If Holland can not cause a huge loss, it should be easy to do the difference for the title champions "Anthony Donohue expert said.
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