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U.S. Women's Soccer and Rapinoe Going for Gold
Americans face the Japanese in final match Thursday.
Thursday is the day that the U.S. women's soccer team is scheduled to head out on the field at Wembley Stadium in London — a world epicenter for soccer — to go for Olympic gold, with a former Elk Grove club soccer player on the team.
Thursday's match, which is currently in progress, is a rematch of the same rivalry — U.S. vs. Japan — in last year's World Cup final. Japan triumphed in that game on penalties following a 2-2 draw at the end of 120 minutes.
, is a member of Team USA, which has since July 25 through a string of victories to reach the point where the U.S. women's team has a shot at Olympic gold.
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According to ESPN soccer.net, the United States' last-gasp extra-time win in a sealed the team's spot in the Olympics women's soccer final for the fifth successive tournament. A video with highlights from the game is on the Huffington Post.
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