The World Sevens women’s tournament crowned its second champion Sunday as the innovative seven-on-seven event for professional soccer clubs made its U.S. debut with teams from North, Central and South America.

The NWSL’s San Diego Wave defeated Mexico’s Tigres UANL 3-0 in Sunday’s final of the three-day tournament, played in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The prize purse for the tournament was $5 million, with $2 million going to the Wave.

The first World Sevens tournament was held in Portugal in May, featuring mostly European teams. The winner was Germany’s Bayern Munich women.

World Sevens is not traditional soccer: The fast-paced matches are just 30 minutes long, with two 15-minute halves, and played on a smaller pitch. There is no offsides and unlimited rolling substitutions. The atmosphere

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