Mia Hamm, other soccer stars attend World Cup watch party in Chapel Hill

Posted Jun 23, 2015
It's been 16 years since the U.S. Women's Soccer Team won the World Cup, but, win or lose, fans in Chapel Hill had a night they will never forget Monday. Former world soccer champions, Olympic gold medalists, and UNC Tar Heels, Mia Hamm, Tisha Venturini-Hoch, and Kristine Lilly joined hundreds of fans for a World Cup watch party at Southern Village Green in Chapel Hill. (ABC 11)

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