4 Leadership Lessons from the U.S. Women's Soccer Team

The U.S. Women's National Team's 5-2 win over Japan to claim its third World Cup title was surprising—surprising in that the score was that close. After Carli Lloyd served notice that she was going to own Japan's penalty area, scoring twice in the first five minutes from set pieces, the game could have spiraled into something like German's 7-1 shaming of Brazil in the men's World Cup semifinal. A national embarrassment for the host country. But Japan capitalized on a defensive mistake to claw one goal back, and in the second half claimed an own goal.