The United States and Japan have both had scrapes en route to the Women’s World Cup final. The USWNT escaped when Germany striker Celia Šašić missed a chance to put her team in front from the penalty spot in their semifinal, while Japan only squeezed past England in normal time courtesy of a freak own goal from defender Laura Bassett.
USA vs. Japan live stream: How to watch the 2015 Women’s World Cup final online
The USWNT is all that stands between Japan and a second consecutive World Cup triumph.
The question now is whose luck will finally run out in Vancouver on Sunday?
Recent history would suggest the USWNT will have the edge -- but not by much. These sides have met five times since Japan beat the United States on penalties to lift the World Cup in Germany four years ago, and only once has the Asian outfit emerged victorious. The U.S., meanwhile, have won twice, including a 4-1 win in Sweden three years ago. It’s tough to know what to expect, but it shouldn’t be so one-sided this time around.
Match Date/Time: Sunday, 7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. local
TV: FOX (U.S. -- English), Telemundo, (U.S. -- Spanish) RDS, TSN, CTV (Canada), BBC 3 (U.K.), NHK (Japan)
Online
United States: Fox Soccer 2 Go, a paid service that requires no TV subscription, is the way to watch in English. Unfortunately, because the game is on broadcast FOX, it will not be on FOX Sports Go. An online Spanish language option is provided by Telemundo's streaming service.
Canada: TSN
United Kingdom: BBC Sport Online
Listings via Live Soccer TV.
