Thousands of people turned out in New York City Friday to embrace the World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s football team, in the city's first ticker-tape parade honoring a female sports team.
U.S. Women's World Cup Champions Celebrate in New York
![Fans of the U.S. women's soccer team cheer during the ticker-tape parade to celebrate their World Cup final win over Japan on Sunday, in New York, July 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/20b79757-7c89-403d-adaf-3816f4f84c31_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fans of the U.S. women's soccer team cheer during the ticker-tape parade to celebrate their World Cup final win over Japan on Sunday, in New York, July 10, 2015.
![Carli Lloyd (left), Megan Rapinoe (center) and head coach Jill Ellis (right) make their way up Broadway in a ticker-tape parade to celebrate their Women's World Cup championship, July 10, 2015. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)](https://gdb.voanews.com/517d541a-7176-4df2-9087-48c00d2b7559_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Carli Lloyd (left), Megan Rapinoe (center) and head coach Jill Ellis (right) make their way up Broadway in a ticker-tape parade to celebrate their Women's World Cup championship, July 10, 2015. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)
![Fans of the U.S. women's soccer team cheer during the ticker-tape parade to celebrate their World Cup final win, in New York, July 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/61fef9bd-44d9-491c-9288-da064eab140f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fans of the U.S. women's soccer team cheer during the ticker-tape parade to celebrate their World Cup final win, in New York, July 10, 2015.
![U.S. women's soccer player Megan Rapinoe (C) holds the Wold Cup trophy as she rides a float with teammate Carli Lloyd (L) and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio during the ticker tape parade up Broadway in lower Manhattan to celebrate their World Cup final win](https://gdb.voanews.com/5149a7e6-d5d7-4e8a-acae-da0126a57e46_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. women's soccer player Megan Rapinoe (C) holds the Wold Cup trophy as she rides a float with teammate Carli Lloyd (L) and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio during the ticker tape parade up Broadway in lower Manhattan to celebrate their World Cup final win