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U.S. Women's Soccer Team Become The First Women in the Canyon of Heroes

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U.S. Women's National Team captain Megan Rapinoe cheers with the World Cup aloft as fans join her along the tickertape parade to celebrate their World Cup final win over Japan.

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Screams and a blizzard of confetti cheered the World Cup winning U.S. women's soccer players as they rolled up New York City’s “Canyon of Heroes” on Friday in the first tickertape parade honoring a women’s sports team.

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According to city records, New York City has hosted 205 parades since 1886 along the Canyon of Heroes, which is located along Broadway between the Battery and City Hall.

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World Cup Final hero Carli Lloyd promised throngs of fans that the team would “continue to make you proud” in the coming years.

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Abby Wambach celebrates along with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as they make their way up the Canyon of Heroes.

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Tobin Heath cheers during the tickertape parade to celebrate the U.S team’s dominant, 5-2 World Cup final win over Japan on Sunday.

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The National team drove down the parade route at points blaring Queen’s “We Are the Champions.”

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In reference to the women’s national team’s inaugural ride through the Canyon of Heroes, Mayor Bill de Blasio quipped, “It’s about time, isn’t it?”

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“Young women who watched that game will grow up to tell their daughters and tell their sons,” de Blasio said.

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