World Cup champions celebrate win, but question inequality. While she looked up to female soccer players like Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and Kristine Lilly when she was growing up, now she's in a position where young athletes look to her with admiration. Morgan said the popularity of soccer in America has been growing slow and steady, but in the past few years, there's been a greater push to women's soccer. So it was pretty amazing to be on that ride with her." She's had the best career, and all she was waiting for was that World Cup title, and she got it. "So it's great to be able to finally get this World Cup, for her, for this team, for this country. Honestly, she's been a really big mentor for me throughout my national team career," Morgan said. USA forward Abby Wambach (C) celebrates after her teams' win in the final 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup match between USA and Japan at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on July 5, 2015. She also spoke warmly about veteran team member Abby Wambach in her book.
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