A 5-2 victory over Japan in the Women’s World Cup final handed the United States their first hardware since the famed 1999 squad completed the journey.
At the match’s end, U.S. midfielder Carli Lloyd and goalkeeper Hope Solo managed to come away with individual awards for excellence throughout the tournament.
As is customary in the modern day, fans and players took to social media to start celebrating.
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Locker Room Look-in: What do you do when you are World Champions? #Celebrate pic.twitter.com/BhT5AlNHVy
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 6, 2015
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Confetti bath for the champs! pic.twitter.com/p0KPmSKDfR
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 6, 2015
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World Champions! https://t.co/UXgrPgyHQx
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 6, 2015
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No big deal but we just won the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/tFOp2y8Ojh
— Meghan Klingenberg (@meghankling) July 6, 2015
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Celebrities and other notable people also weighed in on America’s big win.
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Champs! https://t.co/5rfaWT7Pij
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) July 6, 2015
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What a win for Team USA! Great game @CarliLloyd! Your country is so proud of all of you. Come visit the White House with the World Cup soon.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 6, 2015
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Congrats to the #USWNT what a victory!
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) July 6, 2015
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Huge congrats to the #USWNT!!!!! So proud!
— Courteney Cox (@CourteneyCox) July 6, 2015
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That's how you do it! World Cup Champions! #USWNT #SheBelieves #WomensWorldCup
— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) July 6, 2015
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Well Done. @ussoccer_wnt #USA #WWC2015
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) July 6, 2015
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