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World Cup Victory Celebration Planned for Tuesday
The rally will take place at Microsoft Square at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.
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The U.S. women’s national soccer team will return to the Southland today following its victory over Japan to claim the team’s third FIFA Women’s World Cup, and a celebratory rally is planned tomorrow in downtown Los Angeles.
The team is expected to arrive late this afternoon at Los Angeles International Airport. The squad defeated Japan 5-2 during Sunday’s World Cup final in Vancouver, avenging their loss to Japan in the 2011 final.
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A series of boisterous watch parties were held Sunday in Los Angeles and Orange counties, organized by local chapters of American Outlaws, a nationwide support group for the U.S. men’s and women’s national soccer teams.
A celebratory rally is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Microsoft Square at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. Gates will open at 9 a.m.
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There will be free parking beginning at 9 a.m. in Lot W- Gate B (1005 W. Chick Hearn Ct, Los Angeles, CA 90015). You may also park in Lot C- North (1150 L.A. LIVE WY, Los Angeles CA 90015).
--City News Service; Image via USOC
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