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There may not be a bigger hero in America these days than Carli Lloyd.

Carli Lloyd scored the only goal of the game early in the second half, and the United States beat China, 1-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Ottawa, Canada on Friday night.

Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd scored goals, and the United States defeated Colombia, 2-0, in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on Monday night.

Megan Rapinoe scored twice and the United States beat Australia, 3-1, in the U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup opener in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada on Monday night.

Germany welcomed home its conquering heroes after its World Cup victory and got quite a show in the process.

Mario Götze scored the game-winning goal in extra time, and Germany beat Argentina, 1-0, to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup final at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday afternoon.

While the US may have World Cup fever, we still have a way to go before we familiarize ourselves with some of the great players from other countries.

As Team USA prepared for their 2014 Word Cup match against Germany, country artists like Dierks Bentley and Chase Rice stopped what they were working on to cheer on the boys in white, and perhaps watch the game. Stars took to Twitter to fire up Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, Jozy Altidore and company.

The World Cup Fever is here today (June 26). There are a lot of very big savvy and passionate fans of the World Cup that don't want to miss a beat of the game. The United States Coach Jurgen Klinsmann realizes this and has given you special permission to miss work...

Silvestre Varela scored on the last kick of the ball in the 95th minute, and Portugal tied the United States, 2-2, in the teams' second match of 2014 FIFA World Cup play at Manaus, Brazil on Sunday.