Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press Lead USWNT Past Japan in 2020 SheBelieves Cup

The United States women's national team just keeps collecting hardware.

On Wednesday, the USWNT defeated Japan 3-1, winning the 2020 SheBelieves Cup with three victories in total by a combined score of 6-1.

Megan Rapinoe and Christen Press scored first-half goals for the USWNT, while Mana Iwabuchi made things interesting with a 58th-minute goal for Japan. But Lindsey Horan's goal in the 83rd minute put the contest out of reach.

Rapinoe's goal was a thing of beauty, as the superstar winger struck on a free kick in the seventh minute.

Nineteen minutes later, Press shocked Japan with a crafty turn on the edge of the box and an inch-perfect chip over the goalkeeper to double the Americans' lead.

Japan came out looking like a different team in the second half, pressing the issue and eventually cracking the United States goal. But Horan sealed the deal late in the contest with a fantastic header:

The subtext of the game was as much the story Wednesday night as the game itself, however.

The Americans came out before the game with their warm-up kits turned inside-out, in clear protest of the U.S. Soccer Federation's court filing that stated that the USWNT's schedule and rigor of play are less demanding and that the players lack the skill of the men's game.

The filing was in response to the players' gender-discrimination lawsuit against the federation, as the USWNT seeks equal pay to the USMNT. And on Wednesday, the USWNT possibly took its anger out on Japan.

At the end of ESPN's broadcast of the game, USSF President Carlos Cordeiro issued an on-air apology for the filing. Moments later, the USWNT lifted its trophy. The irony of that timing was hard to ignore.