The USWNT had too much for a spirited Netherlands side in the biggest game in women's football, as goals from Meg Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle gave Jill Ellis' side their second consecutive World Cup.
The first real chance of the final came shortly before the half-hour mark, after a Rapinoe corner was cleared as far as Julie Ertz, who hammered an effort on target from inside the area as she lost her balance. It was well met by Sari van Veenendaal, however, who celebrated as if she'd scored the opening goal herself.
What had started as a quiet first half for the Dutch keeper was beginning to grow into a trying shift, as she had to be on her toes twice more as the half-time mark approached.