[av_heading heading='United States Claims A 5-2 Victory Over Japan' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The United States Women's Soccer team pulled out a World Cup hat trick for three consecutive wins in the tournament. They were able to pull off a big 5-2 win over Japan on Sunday, July 5. [av_icon_box position='left' boxed='' icon='ue84c' font='entypo-fontello' title='The New York Times' link='' linktarget='' linkelement='' font_color='' custom_title='' custom_content='' color='' custom_bg='' custom_font='' custom_border=''] The New York Times reported: The 2015 Women’s World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16. International parity was displayed as Colombia