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by Ridge Mahoney
[USA-JAPAN] Many storylines and subplots were played out as Japan beat the USA on penalty kicks (2-2, 3-1) in a electrifying Women's World Cup final Sunday in Frankfurt, surely the most dramatic women's international match ever played.
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by Soccer America
[WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL] Only nine minutes away from winning the World Cup in regulation and only three minutes away in overtime, the United States fell to Japan 3-1 in a shootout in the Women's World Cup final when it missed its first three penalty kicks. Here's the game as ...
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by Soccer America
"It's obviously heart-breaking. It's unfortunate; we couldn't pull it out. We had chances though, throughout the game. And we didn't put them away." -- Abby Wambach after the USA lost to Japan despite a 27-14 edge in shots, including three off the woodwork.
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by Soccer America
[AWARDS] Playing in her fifth Women's World Cup for Japan, Homare Sawa won the adidas Golden Ball as MVP and adidas Golden Boot as the leading scorer.
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by Soccer America
[DATEBOOK] The Philadelphia Union can take over first place in the Eastern Conference with a win at the New England Revolution on Sunday. For all the weekend action ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] After Argentina, Brazil, the other favorite, was knocked out of the Copa America in a shootout. The defending champions slumped out of the tournament, falling to Paraguay 2-0 in a shootout after the game ended 0-0 after overtime. For all the action ...
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