Megan Rapinoe:
- Led team w/ 20 chances created and 14 from open play
- 4th player & 1st American to win WWC Golden Ball & Golden Boot (Sawa, Marta, Prinz)
- 2nd player to start 3 WWC finals (Prinz)
- Led team with 21 shots (19 inside the box)
- Fouled 13 times, five more than any other teammate and fourth-most in the tournament
- Committed a team-high 9 fouls
- Led team with 25 take-ons, successful at a 52% clip (about average)
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- 17 take-ons, successful at a 71% clip (avg was 55%)
- 12 successful take-ons, one behind Heath for most on the team
- 11 tackles, third-most on the team
- Did this:
- 11 chances created from open play, second-most on team
- 14 tackles, second-most on the team
- 7 interceptions, most on team
- 43 recoveries, third-most on team
- Won a team-high 15 aerial duels in the defensive half
- Won possession in the middle third most often on the team (28)
- 44 recoveries, second-most on team
- Won a team-high 15 aerial duels in the defensive half
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- 45% of her touches were in the attacking half
- Team-high 80% completion rate on passes to the attacking third
- Third-highest expected assists on the team (1.2)
- My vote for the USWNT player you least want to face in a Death Match
- Led the team with 21 clearances
- Won 72% of her duels, second-best rate on the team
- Survived this to finish the final:
- Played 622 of 630 minutes, most of any U.S. field player
- Stretched the field by completing 14 forward passes of 30+ meters (no other U.S. field player had more than 8), at a 33% clip that was right about average:
- Led the team with 477 touches
- 80 touches per 90 minutes were most among the top 11 players in minutes
- Team-high 28 tackles, double any other player
- Team high 45 recoveries
- Won a team-high 73% of her duels (50-50 balls)
- 12 saves in 7 games, including 4 saves vs France and 3 vs England
- Saved almost two goals above expected based on shots on target
- Did this and this: