 Prior to playing her fourth World Cup , Wambach declared that the Canada 2015 tournament would be her last . Given the nominal captain Christie Rampone started every game at the bench , Wambach was her first on @-@ field substitute wearing the armband . She was the starting captain in three games , against Australia and Nigeria in the group stage and Colombia in the round of 16 . Carli Lloyd , who acted as captain in the other four games , delivered the armband to Wambach as she entered the final against Japan with eleven minutes remaining , and Wambach in turn passed it over to Rampone as she entered at the 43rd minute . Rampone reciprocated by allowing Wambach to lift the World Cup trophy with her . During the victorious campaign , Wambach scored the game @-@ winning goal against Nigeria . 
