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And the US takes home the gold as redemption from the 2011 World Cup, defeating Japan 2-1. The 2011 World Cup was a devastating loss for the US team when they put so much work into everything that led up to that game. In finding an article which explained almost exactly how things went down in the defeat of the 2011 World Cup by the Huffington Post stated:
When these two teams tangled in the final of the 2011 World Cup, the outcome was heartbreaking for the U.S. team. After the two teams completed extra time deadlocked at two goals apiece, the match was decided from the penalty spot after. In that taut affair, the Japanese found the late equalizer(s) that evaded them in the gold medal final, with Aya Miyama scoring late in regulation to force extra time and Homare Sawa pulling the Nadeshiko level again late in extra time. Ever since Japan emerged victorious from the penalty shootout, 3-1, the U.S. women have been counting down the days to London.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/us-womens-soccer-gold-olympics-japan_n_1761814.html
We all knew the US team came fired up for the win and we all knew that the US team had confidence that all their hard work and determination would soon pay off! With in the first 8 minutes Carli Lloyd bursts the ball past Japans goalkeeper which put the US leading 1-0. But with in 54 minutes Japan doubled the score, 2-1, which really got the US team determined to win! In the Huffington Post Carli Lloyd stated and I quote:
"I think I just come up big in big moments. That's what I've trained for," Lloyd said after game, via The Associated Press. "I worked my butt off day-in and day-out. I don't think there's anybody that works harder than I do. I was on a mission this Olympics to prove everybody wrong, and that's what I did. To show everybody that I belong on the field."
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