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We asked USWNT paradegoers their favorite moment was from the team's World Cup victory run - here's what they said

We asked USWNT paradegoers their favorite moment was from the team's World Cup victory run - here's what they said

"Ashlyn Harris' Instagram. Let's start with that," said Marisa Kurk, who attended the parade with non-profit Transportation Alternatives and works for National Women's Soccer League team Sky Blue FC.

"[Alyssa] Naeher's penalty save was a huge deal," Kurk added. "There was all this speculation with how [the defense] was going to perform. Everyone shut it down."

Alyssa Naeher comes up with a MASSIVE save to preserve the #USA's lead

(via @FoxSoccer) pic.twitter.com/MOAViFlRml

— Planet Fútbol (@si_soccer) July 2, 2019

Kurk wasn't the only one who said Naeher's goal was the highlight of the tournament. Emily Deehan and Mikayla Ritter from Yaphank, New York also shared that the save was their favorite moment. "It was iconic," Deehan said.

"I loved when Rose Lavelle got the goal at the end," said New York City resident Greyson Ike. "I just thought it was really sweet how her whole team reacted to her."

ROSE. LAVELLE. 🌹🇺🇸

A beautiful solo effort doubles the @USWNT's lead in the #FIFAWWC final! pic.twitter.com/ToznvQiuxb

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 7, 2019

Monica Beshay from Brooklyn agreed with Ike. Said Beshay: "I just liked seeing everyone so happy, especially after the win. It was a good, uniting moment."

A group of kids who traveled with their parents from New Milford, New Jersey had three favorite moments – Megan Rapinoe's first penalty kick goal, Lavelle's goal, and simply put, "When they won."

"I liked when Carli Lloyd ran on the pitch for the final time — I believe it was, anyway — of her career," said Joe Bond, who came to see the parade from Astoria, New York. "During the game it wasn't that big of a deal, but I watched the video replays of it and everyone was going crazy. That was my favorite."

36-year-old Carli Lloyd hasn't ruled out retiring after this year's World Cup, but it's possible that 2019 was her last year competing alongside Team USA on the World Cup stage.

"I would have to say unapologetically celebrating being at the pinnacle of your sport and your profession and having a good time," said Ian Klein, who came downtown from the Upper West Side to see the parade. "You walk the walk, you talk the talk."

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