honored here in this canyon of heroes as it is called. what does this mean for you to see the team win and to see them honored like this? >> it means a lot because now the women's soccer is getting more recognized more than the men's. >> as it should. >> yeah. >> reporter: as it should. what about for you? what does today mean? >> i was really excited. and we are face timing each other all day, all week. we were really excited for today. >> reporter: one of the women we talked to here, 20-year-old said it means so much she grew up and lives in a country that women athletes are honored the way they should be. i will let you listen in for a minute as they come. new york city police department, the brass band ahead of these girls. it has been a long stretch. 16 years since 1999 when they had the big win. one of the players, christi ram pon winning the world cup and