(KMOX/AP) - The U.S. Women's National Team won back-to-back World Cup Championships thanks to a 2-0 victory of the Netherlands, Sunday. But it's a moment during the postgame celebration that has a lot of Americans applauding.
USWNT defender Kelley O'Hara noticed one of her teammates drop an American Flag while she was doing a dance. And O'Hara quickly reached down to grab the discarded flag.
People on social media quickly picked up on the moment and shared their appreciation for O'Hara's actions:
@ALLIE_LONG with the #fail and @kelleymohara with the American Flag save!Kelley, you're the Hero we needed.------------------------------------------------#Respect pic.twitter.com/aemKL3OAm6
— Andrew Jensen (@EightyJ)
July 7, 2019 Is this for real? Did she drag and drop the #USFlag? pic.twitter.com/GgWKGQbqyL
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC)
July 8, 2019 Disrespect our country, flag & President @realDonaldTrump, & we will disrespect you. God bless Kelly O’Hara for picking our American flag up off the field. https://t.co/chcOeuImJf
— Laura Dion-Jones (@lauradionjones)
July 8, 2019 The United States won its record fourth Women's World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a tiebreaking penalty kick in the second half. Rose Lavelle added a goal to seal it.
The monthlong journey isn't over quite yet for players who captured the hearts of a nation. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio needed just a few seconds after the match to invite the team to a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan on Wednesday.
---------- United States of America pic.twitter.com/hL71kX6Tt9
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@USWNT)
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