Intro:

The USA squad arrived in Vancouver, Canada on Wednesday ahead of their Women's World Cup final against Japan.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Kelley O'Hara, US defender:

"We got to hang out with our friends and family when we got back and celebrate with them and then had to pack up and get ready for the travel day today, so there wasn't much sleep last night to be honest. It's hard to sleep after games because you're on that adrenaline high. But thankfully we have a couple of days and we can catch up on that sleep and relax and just get ready for Sunday."

(Question: Are you grateful for the extra day and the chance to watch the other semi-final and have an extra 24 hours?)

"Yeah, absolutely. Every minute counts when it comes to recovery so it's nice that we do get the extra day."