USA beats Brazil 1-0 to win inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup in San Diego

The USWNT beat Brazil, 1-0, to win the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup as Lindsey Horan scored the game’s only goal in front of a sellout crowd in San Diego.

The Star and Stripes held their own at home, with Lindsey scoring a header from a well-placed pass from Emily Fox in first-half stoppage time, despite Brazil having more shots on target than their opponents (7 to 11).

Horan’s decisive goal was her third of the tournament. Her previous goal was from the penalty spot.

Sunday was also the fourth time the USA met Brazil in a tournament final. The Americans also won the previous three, including the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

The match drew a crowd of 31,528 fans to Snapdragon Stadium, a record crowd for a CONCACAF women’s match.

Horan was in form for Sunday’s final when she scored her third goal of the tournament against Brazil

The USA lifted the first ever W Gold Cup in front of a sellout crowd of 31,528 fans in San Diego

Horan won the Fair Play Award, while best player went to Jaedyn Shaw. Alyssa Naeher won the tournament’s Golden Glove Award

Brazilian players look dejected after receiving their silver medal, despite having more shots

Lynn Williams almost scored a second for the USA in the 79th minute, but the play was ruled offside. Casey Krueger headed home a dangerous Brazilian cross in the final moments.

The U.S. was stunned in the tournament’s group stage with a 2-0 loss to Mexico — just its second loss in the 43-game series.

The Americans bounced back with a 3-0 win over Colombia in the quarterfinals before advancing to the final on penalties after a rain-soaked 2-2 draw against Canada in the semifinals.

Interim coach Twila Kilgore led the USA to its first prize since its disastrous World Cup campaign

The Americans were overjoyed at full-time as they won their fourth tournament final against Brazil

American forward Lynn Williams thought she had scored in the second half only to be ruled out for offside

Brazil’s Geyse, center, reacts after missing a valuable scoring opportunity in the second half

Brazil’s Debinha also came very close to equalizing from a free kick, but shot wide

Brazil had won each of its five matches in the tournament, including a 3-0 win over Mexico in the semi-finals, scoring 15 goals. The Brazilians allowed just two total goals in the team’s first competitive tournament under coach Arthur Elias, who took over from Pia Sundhage following Brazil’s exit at last summer’s Women’s World Cup.

Likewise, the USA played its first tournament under interim coach Twila Kilgore, who assumed her role after the team parted ways with coach Vlatko Andonovski following the earliest ever World Cup exit.

The United States hired Emma Hayes as the team’s coach, but she will finish the season with Chelsea in the Women’s Super League.

Both Brazil and the USA have qualified for this summer’s Olympics in France.