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by Paul Kennedy
[USA-GERMANY] The USA won its third Under-20 Women's World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over defending champion Germany Saturday in Tokyo. A trio of North Carolina players played key roles. Right back Crystal Dunn fed Kealia Ohai for the game's lone goal in the 44th minute, and goalie Bryane ...
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by Soccer America
[REWIND] Saturday's Under-20 Women's World Cup title was the third for the USA. Four years ago, Sydney Leroux and Alex Morgan -- winners of the Golden Ball and Silver Ball -- led the USA past North Korea, 2-1. In 2002, the FIFA's inaugural women's youth championship was an under-19 competition, ...
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by Soccer America
[AWARDS] Dzsenifer Marozsan, Germany's Hungarian-born midfield dynamo, captured the adidas Golden Ball as the top player at the Under-20 Women's World Cup. She finished ahead of Japan's Hanae Shibata and U.S. captain Julie Johnston in voting for the top player.
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by Soccer America
[GOLEADORES] North Korea's Kim Un Hwa won the adidas Golden Shoe as the leading scorer at the Under-20 Women's World Cup with seven goals, one more than Japanese Yoko Tanaka and German Lena Lotzen. Five of Kim's goals came in a 30-minute span of North Korea's 9-0 win over Argentina. ...
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