No changes for either team at halftime. The two times that the U.S. has won the World Cup, they haven't lost a game (they have this time).
Five or Brazil's seven goals have occurred in the 15 minutes after halftime.
Wambach and Formiga run into each other pretty hard. Wambach is sitting on a yellow card so she needs to be careful (after this game, the cards all get wiped out).
Haha Lloyd with an obvious hand ball but Brazil only gets a free kick, no card. It would have been her second card and she would have been done for the day.
Marta is an incredible player (the best in the women's game) but she complains way too much.
Cheney is out, Megan Rapinoe in (55th minute). First sub of the game. Cheney was invisible today but Julie Foudy thinks that Lloyd should have been the one that was pulled.
Rosana with a nice run into the box but nice job by Allie Krieger to knock it out for a corner. Solo goes for it and wins a free kick (handball on a header).
Good save by Solo on Fabiana. She's 2nd all-time in wins for the U.S.
Brazil is buzzing now, they look a step quicker than the U.S. at the moment.
Rapinoe with a great ball on a free kick, Lloyd's header hits the post and goes out for a Brazil goal kick. That would have been huge for the U.S., probably game over.
Buehler gets a red card for a challenge on Marta. Tough call. PK for Cristiane. Saved by solo and now they're calling it back and giving her a yellow. Rekick. This is a joke. Marta is taking this one. 1-1 in the 68th minute.
Marta's 3rd goal in four games. 13 goals all-time in World Cup (2nd all-time).
What a ridiculous situation. Buehler didn't deserve a red. Solo makes the first stop but she gets a yellow and a second PK for leaving early (bogus). Then Marta takes the second one and scores. One of the most absurd situations I can ever remember in a soccer game.
Alex Morgan in for Amy Rodriguez. 2nd sub for the U.S. Rodriguez didn't do much today either.
Morgan wins a corner kick.
If the U.S. can get through all this bullshit, it would be incredible. Yes they scored on a Brazil own goal and Lloyd probably deserved a red card for her hand ball (since she already had a yellow) but that sequence will go down as one of the most shady in soccer history (which is saying a lot).
U.S. wins another corner. Does Brazil now they're up a player? They also haven't made a substitution, great coaching there.
Brazil corner.
First Brazil sub, Rosana out for Francielle.
O'Reilly wins a free kick by taking on a Brazil player 1 on 1, what a concept! Brazil clears it out.
What is going on? Rapinoe gets a yellow for god knows what but the U.S. retains possession for a free kick? This ref is the biggest joker I've ever seen.
Three minutes of added time comes and goes. Haha Morgan drills a Brazil player in the stomach (she went to block it).
Final in regulation: U.S. 1, Brazil 1
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