Wambach strikes again to put U.S. in Womens World Cup final

She did it again. For the second straight match, Abby Wambach came up with a header to score an important goal for the U.S. This time it was the 79th-minute goal to put the U.S. ahead of France in a semifinal they would go on to win 3-1, putting the Americans in the Women's World Cup final for the first time since they won it in 1999.

The U.S. took an early lead when Lauren Cheney scored in just the sixth minute, but France's undeniable skill proved troublesome after that and for a long stretch, the U.S. team were outplayed. France eventually found an equalizer when a ball intended to be a cross from Sonia Bompastor found the inside of the far post. But, once again, the U.S. fought back. Wambach put pounded in her header off a corner kick and supersubs Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan sealed it when the former set up the latter to put a chip over France's woeful keeper and in the net to make it 3-1.

The U.S. team again worked until the final minute, maintained their composure and kept their focus and again it paid off with a win.

No team has ever lost a group stage match in the Women's World Cup and gone on to win the tournament, but the U.S. and Abby Wambach's headers will have a chance to do that against the winner of Japan v Sweden.