--- title: The World Cup USA Vs England Match Inspires Patriotic Memes description: The USA vs. ENG 2019 World Cup semifinal match, landing just before July 4, can't help but get fans extra patriotic with the memes. canonical: https://time.com/5619332/world-cup-usa-vs-england-memes/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-07-02T19:58:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:24.205Z og:title: The World Cup USA Vs. 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Alex Morgan of the USA celebrates after scoring her team's second goal during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Semi Final match between England and USA at Stade de Lyon on July 02, 2019 in Lyon, France. Maddie Meyer - FIFA—FIFA via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 2, 2019 7:58 PM UTC It may not have been intentional to schedule the [USA vs. England](https://time.com/5600410/womens-world-cup-team-usa/) [2019 World Cup](https://time.com/5605119/us-women-soccer-equal-pay/) semifinal match just two days before the [4th of July](https://time.com/5617590/4th-of-july-playlist/), which is celebrated as the U.S.’s Independence Day, marking [the adoption of](https://time.com/4838700/americas-real-independence-day/) the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the U.S.’s fight to secure autonomy from the colonial British powers. (Actually, it’s historically even more accurate for this match to take place on July 2: it was on this day that the Second Continental Congress approved the resolution that would become the Declaration. On July 4, the statement was finally printed for the public.) So it makes sense that World Cup watchers and soccer fans (yes, soccer) can’t help but get excited about the auspicious match-up of old foes. Kicking off Tuesday evening at the Lyon Olympic Stadium in France, the U.S. women’s team quickly pulled ahead with a goal from Christen Press. That helped rile up supporters even further, sparking plenty of patriotic spirit just as the holiday weekend looms. Then the English team rapidly tied up the game thanks to player Ellen White, keeping things interesting in the first quarter. But the U.S.’s Alex Morgan found the net with another goal before the half ended. This World Cup has shaped up to be a dramatic and popular summer sports spectacle, especially given the [fight surrounding equal pay](https://time.com/5612733/us-soccer-womens-team-mediate-lawsuit/) for the U.S. women’s team, who are in the midst of a lawsuit alleging they are currently paid less than their male counterparts. Star forward [Megan Rapinoe,](https://time.com/5617529/megan-rapinoe-world-cup/) meanwhile, became the focus of President Donald Trump’s attention on Twitter after it became clear she was not interested in attending any White House meet-and-greets. She was not on Tuesday’s game’s starting lineup, although reports note the choice was [not considered](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/07/02/megan-rapinoe-playing/?utm%5Fterm=.b95305bbd2d7) a “disciplinary” decision. Rapinoe’s replacement, Press, was the first to score on Tuesday. > [](https://twitter.com/heckyessica/status/1146130667190853632) > [](https://twitter.com/AnnaFairchok25/status/1146134048512696320) > [](https://twitter.com/402Hatch/status/1146135385753423875) > [](https://twitter.com/ChugfromCOBS/status/1146135053191254017) > [](https://twitter.com/agrayjedi/status/1146130119238606849) > [](https://twitter.com/evansahar/status/1146095575726579712) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5619332/world-cup-usa-vs-england-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5619332/world-cup-usa-vs-england-memes/"},"headline":"The Timing of the World Cup USA Vs. 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