Sunday was a U.S. soccer fan’s dream.
Early in the afternoon, the U.S. women’s national team took on the Netherlands in the championship game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, while the U.S. men’s team took to the pitch against Mexico in the championship game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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