The World Cup–winning U.S. women’s soccer team will be showered with ticker tape Wednesday in a parade up the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.
“On and off the field, this team represents what’s best about New York City and our nation,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was campaigning for president in South Carolina as he announced plans for the parade after the team’s 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday.
De Blasio’s announcement came as New Yorkers and U.S. fans across the globe celebrated the historic win — the squad’s fourth in the cup’s history, twice as many as any other national team. “We couldn’t be happier with the U.S. team,” said Lisa Montalvo-Diaz, who watched the game on a projector at T2 Plaza at the foot of 2 World Trade Center. She spoke through a sign-language translator because she is deaf.
The team even won praise from President Trump, who has been critical of team co-captain Megan Rapinoe since she said in June she would not visit the White House if the team won the World Cup.
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