Where does women's soccer go from here?

Ever since the final whistle of Sunday’s World Cup final, I don’t think I have stopped being in a good mood. Despite the U.S. men’s soccer team losing to Mexico in the Gold Cup final that same night, the feeling of seeing the women’s national team win back-to-back world titles is something that may not go away for a long time.

The USA defeated Netherlands, 2-0, with goals by Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle to send what felt like a home crowd and watch parties on the other side of the world into a frenzy. Seeing the celebrations, the emotions and the passion from each player made it clear how much the victory meant to the team and they were playing for more than just themselves.