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LOS ANGELES. – US President Barack Obama hailed America’s triumphant Women’s World Cup soccer team, inviting them to the White House minutes after their crushing 5-2 triumph over Japan in the championship match.

“What a win for Team USA! Great game Carli Lloyd! Your country is so proud of all of you,” Obama tweeted from his @POTUS handle, hailing Lloyd’s three-goal performance.

“Come visit the White House with the World Cup soon,” he added.

“#Magisterial” and “#Rout” were just two of the comments tweeted by NBA superstar Kobe Bryant as the Americans took control with an early burst of goals in the Vancouver match.

Lloyd scored in the third and fifth minutes before Lauren Holiday made it 3-0 in the 14th and Lloyd then completed her hat-trick in the 16th to make it 4-0.

“Love watching history being made,” tweeted 14-time major golf champion Tiger Woods. “There is nothing like it. Go USA!”

R&B queen Beyonce tweeted a picture of herself – clad in a football jersey – watching the game on television.

Across the country, fans piled into bars, decked out in red, white and blue and watched their team avenge a loss on penalties to Japan in the 2011 World Cup final in Germany. – AFP.