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Why Is The World Fixated On Sports?
January 23, 2013
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January 23, 2013
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US Women Soccer Win Olympic Gold With Help of Carli Lloyd’s Two Goals
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Japan Stuns Team USA to Win Women’s World Cup 3-2
Team USA had already beaten Japan three times this year, but this was the game that mattered most.
The American women, seeking their first World Cup title since 1999, dominated during much of the final game on Sunday. They outshot Japan by a 29-12 margin and a 6-3 margin on goal and led twice. But in the end, after two 15-minute extra time periods, the teams were tied up at 2-2 – and it all came down to penalty kicks.
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U.S. Stuns Brazil with Dramatic Win in Women’s World Cup [VIDEO]
On the brink of elimination, the U.S. women's soccer team needed collective resolve, not a Solo act.
Turns out it got both.
In what's being hailed as an all-time classic, the U.S. pulled off the unthinkable Sunday, rallying late to upend a highly-skilled Brazil squad to advance to the semifinals of the World Cup.
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North Korea Woman’s Soccer Coach Blames Lightning For World Cup Loss To U.S.
Among other things, North Korea is a strange place when it comes to sports. Its leader, Kim Jong Il, once claimed he shot the best round of golf in recorded history, and after North Korea men’s soccer team had an unsuccessful run in the 2010 World Cup they were forced to stand on a stage where they were berated by 400 government officials.
Perhaps it is in this context that we can best understand North Korean soccer coach’s Kwang Min Kim’s bizarre excuse as to why his team lost to the United States 2-0 in the Women’s World Cup Tuesday.