Japan won’t be going to the Rio Olympics, but it showed why it is still one of the best women’s teams in the world as it held the USA to a 3-3 tie in Commerce City, Colorado, taking a 2-0 lead after22 minutes and then recovering from going down 3-2 and losing captain Yuki Ogimi with a red card to equalize on Kumi Yokoyama‘s goal in stoppage time.

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