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Factbox: Women's World Cup champions United States

(Reuters) - Factbox on the United States, who won the women's World Cup for the third time on Sunday, beating Japan 5-2 in the final. Current FIFA world ranking: 2 Women's World Cup record: Finals appearances: (7) 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 Best performances: Champions (1991, 1999, 2015) - - - Coach: Jill Ellis British-born Ellis took over as coach of the national team in May 2014, one month after the departure of Tom Sermanni. She is very familiar with the U.S. set-up, having been development director of U.S. women's soccer since 2011 and has been heavily involved in all aspects of the country's success at senior and youth levels. - - Captain: Carli Lloyd. Midfielder, who scored the winning goals for the U.S. in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic finals. Scored a hat-trick in the first 16 minutes of Sunday's final against Japan and was awarded the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. - - How the U.S. won the World Cup Group D matches: Beat Australia 3-1 Drew 0-0 with Sweden Beat Nigeria 1-0 Round of 16: Beat Colombia 2-0 Quarter-final: Beat China 1-0 Semi-final: Beat Germany 2-0 Final: Beat Japan 5-2 - - Squad: Goalkeepers: Ashlyn Harris, Alyssa Naeher, Hope Solo Defenders: Lori Chalupny, Whitney Engen, Julie Johnston, Meghan Klingenberg, Ali Krieger, Kelley O’Hara, Christie Rampone, Becky Sauerbrunn Midfielders: Shannon Boxx, Morgan Brian, Tobin Heath, Lauren Holiday, Carli Lloyd, Heather O’Reilly, Megan Rapinoe Forwards: Sydney Leroux, Amy Rodriguez, Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach, Christen Press (Compiled by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Edited by Julian Linden)