usa women's soccer

Rapinoe won the Golden Ball as top player and the Golden Boot as top scorer, and the United States backed up its sometimes brash dominance by winning while simultaneously making a strong statement for gender equity.

Megan Rapinoe converted a pair of penalty kicks and the United States set up a much-anticipated quarterfinal meeting with host France at the Women's World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Spain on Monday.

Carli Llyod found the back of the net, punching home a rebound off the post to give the US women's soccer team the only goal it would need to defeat France as group play continued at the Olympics.