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Women's World Cup Final 2011 LIVE UPDATES: USA vs. Japan


First Posted: 7/17/11 02:30 PM ET Updated: 7/17/11 02:34 PM ET

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The USA women's soccer team takes on Japan on Sunday in the Women's World Cup final. The game will begin at 2:45 p.m ET on ESPN.

In the quarterfinals against Brazil, the U.S. came back in the 122nd minute after Abby Wambach scored on an incredible header to tie the match at two. They went on to win in a penalty shootout and then dominated France 3-1 in the semifinals.

Despite getting shut out by England in the group stage, Japan managed to crush Germany and then take down Sweden in the semifinals.

Will USA win a record third World Cup? Or will Japan shock the world and pull off the miraculous upset? Follow our Women's World Cup final live blog for updates!

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JAPAN WINS

JAPAN WINS THE 2011 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP!!!

Wambach Finally Scores

Wambach scores to cut the lead to 2-1. If Japan scores, they win the World Cup!

GOAL

Sakaguchi puts Japan up 2-0 in penalty kicks.

ANOTHER SAVE

Japan goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori makes ANOTHER SAVE.

Japan 2nd Shot

Hope Solo makes a CRUCIAL SAVE! Still 1-0 Japan.

Lloyd MISSES

Carli Lloyd misses her shot!!!

Miyama Scores

Miyama easily scores on Hope Solo. 1-0 Japan

First USA Kick

Japan goalkeeper saves Shannon Boxx's shot.

PENALTY KICKS

Penalty kicks coming up!

Japan Blocks It

Japan blocks the free kick. Goal kick for Japan

RED CARD

Red card issued to Japan's Azusa Iwashimizu. First red card ever in the Women's World Cup Final. USA Free Kick

Wambach Comes So Close

Wambach gets the ball right in front of the net but kicks it over the goal. So close!

JAPAN TIES IT

JAPAN TIES IT AGAIN. This time coming off a corner kick! 2-2. THree minutes left until penalty kicks.

More Shaky Defense

The U.S. defense fails to clear it again and gives Japan a couple more chances to tie the game. But Japan can't capitalize once again and U.S. finally clears it.

Japan Almost Scores

Japan gets an opportunity to tie the game after some shaky defense by the U.S., but they can't capitalize. Still 2-1 USA

15 Minutes Left

We have entered the second half of extra time. If Japan ties it, we will move on to penalty kicks.

GOAL

Wambach has done it again! The U.S. star scores on a beautiful header!! Great pass from Alex Morgan. 2-1 USA.

100th Minute

O'Reilly tried to cross it to Abby Wambach, but the ball floated too high and went out of bounds. Goal kick for Japan.

Yellow Card

The ref gave Aya Miyama a yellow card for dissent.

Morgan Shoots

Alex Morgan gets another shot on goal, but the ball goes wide left. Goal kick for Japan in the 95th minute.

Wambach Misses

Wambach tried another header but the Japanese goalkeeper makes the save again.

That's It

Here comes 30 minutes of extra time.

O'Reilly Misses

O'Reilly gets a scoring opportunity but kicks it over the goal. Japan goal kick.

Great Defense

2 Minutes of extra time have been added. U.S. getting plenty of good looks in the final minutes but they just can't convert.

Japan Shoots

Japan gets a shot off but the ball goes wide left.

88th Minute

Hope Solo clears the ball. Looks like we're going to get an extra 30 minutes.

Corner Kick

USA corner kick gets batted away by Japan. U.S. controlling the time of possession.

82nd Minute

U.S. is threatening and playing more aggressive. Free kick by midfield for USA.

JAPAN SCORES

Aya Miyama somehow gets the ball right in front of the net and easily scores. Two U.S. defenders failed to clear the ball and turned the ball over in front of the goal!!! 1-1

Offside

It looked like the U.S. was going to make another good run, but Rapnioe was called for offside.

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The USA women's soccer team takes on Japan on Sunday in the Women's World Cup final. The game will begin at 2:45 p.m ET on ESPN. In the quarterfinals against Brazil, the U.S. came back in the 122nd...
The USA women's soccer team takes on Japan on Sunday in the Women's World Cup final. The game will begin at 2:45 p.m ET on ESPN. In the quarterfinals against Brazil, the U.S. came back in the 122nd...
 
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Justice1
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139 Fans
3 hours ago (10:10 PM)
Those Japanese girls were smaller and out hustled the USA team good job Japanese..­.you need a boost after all the horrific events this year....
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Felix99
4 Fans
8 hours ago (5:03 PM)
Oh, come on. The US team never choked. They played all out for the entire game! They were all over the Japanese for the first 15 or so minutes because the Japanese defence took that amount of time to acclimatiz­e to the American attack. But even then the Americans held the territoria­l advantage. The Japanese had more possession because they would kick the ball back and forth amongst their defensive players until they found an offensive opportunit­y. Different strokes for different folks. The US kicking was not at its best on Sunday, but they never lost for lack of trying.
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Lucky S7even
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10 hours ago (3:03 PM)
really good to see the country rally behind these women. really disappoint­ed with the shot selection in the shootout by the US team though. i guess shootouts are only fun to watch when my team wins. good for japan.
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Soccer Swagger
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12 hours ago (1:25 PM)
The U.S. lost, that sucks. Here are 5 things we know now about the Women's World Cup.
http://www­.soccerwit­hswagger.c­om/5-women­s-world-cu­p-facts/
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yogi5685
1 Fans
12 hours ago (1:08 PM)
these girls are awesome, inspiring and played an amazing game to watch. they obviously played hard and put all they had into it,so they are still winners! they should always be proud to have made it to the finals. I wish we had more of them. Are the 2012 Olympics possible?
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Backtalkisahorse
30 Fans
13 hours ago (12:28 PM)
I'm sorry but didn't that solo girl miss three times? Guess it's time for her to pose nekid somewhere.
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Js420
Another beautiful sunny day!
197 Fans
14 hours ago (11:48 AM)
My fellow California­n, Alex Morgan, who was subbed in at halftime. Scored the 1st goal & had the assist for the 2nd. Could have been the games mvp & snatched up some endorsemen­t deals, she's also a pretty face. Oh well, cant wait til next yrs Olympics.
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bc906
17 Fans
14 hours ago (11:07 AM)
Hope Solo looked played horrible towards the end of the game. She kept diving for the ball an missing it leaving the goal wide open. The US was lucky it even went to penalty kicks.
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Terri Lorz
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15 hours ago (10:34 AM)
Good Job, both teams - Terri Jo Lorz
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cocoislerealty
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18 hours ago (7:29 AM)
Where is the dateline with the location of the story subject? I probably overlooked it, but it seems to me Internet journalism has taken dominance yet with sloppy journalism­, sorry if it is there an I don't see it, but I am accustomed to obvious profession­alism by starting a story like (AP, Honolulu) and so on so you are oriented correctly from the get-go. They talk bout USA, Brazil, Japan, France -- where's is this stuff happening, am I supposed to do a study to find out or am I out of touch with the obvious? I wouldn't bring it up but it seems common to leave the reader out these days.
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V3GAdigi1
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214 Fans
06:36 PM on 7/18/2011
allow a pro here talk a bit about this game...i'v­e played football since i was 5 years old and i'm 42. I know this game blindfolde­d with both hands tied behind my back... and this game here was SO amazing to watch.. YES I wanted my USA girls to win.. They got to the final and played an amazing game from beginning to end. Yes i feel they had so many opportunit­ies to win the game in what should have been 4-0...but, shoulda, coulda, woulda right? japan hung in there and both teams played their hearts out...If it were smarmy team like brazil to beat us i would have been bummed out, but let's break this down, Japans first world cup win ever and they have over come SO much heart ache and loss from the earthquake­..I am HAPPY our girls did well and Happy for japan. great game to both teams! :)
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Justice1
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139 Fans
3 hours ago (10:12 PM)
yes it is....marr­iage is ..........­just that......­.........
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wxw101
172 Fans
03:19 PM on 7/18/2011
I enjoyed this more than floppy mens soccer. These women have serious passion, and they played for the love of this sport and their country(wo­)men. The US women did me proud - they played an excellent game, and stand an inspiratio­n to all our young women athletes. Rarely do you see such a clean and well spirited game.

There are a few coaching calls I disagreed with, which is easy to do when you are in teh back-seat-­but the one I really disagree with was the substituti­on of Rapinoe (sp?). I haven't read as to why, but I really thought this was a mistake.
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Dad of Marine
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125 Fans
02:58 PM on 7/18/2011
I watched this whole match, and I must admit, with all of the misfortune that has occurred in Japan over the last year or so, I was pulling for them to win, although, it looked bleak as the overtime game was winding down. Congratula­tions to this great team who played inspiring football, and never quit both psychologi­cally and physically­! A tremendous effort for a team that had not beaten the U.S. in 26 matches. They are worthy of every praise given to them over these next weeks and months. Every young girl, and boy for that matter, should have watched that great event that took place. Amazing and contratula­tions, Japan
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