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USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Americans Win The Gold
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August 9, 2012
Pia Sundhage Parties Hard
Pia Sundhage got down with her bad self after the USA won gold.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Final Score, USWNT Holds On For 2-1 Win To Capture Gold Medal
The United States are Olympic champions for the fourth time. They defeated Japan 2-1 in the women's soccer final.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Hope Solo's Massive Save Keeps USA in the Lead
Japan had a golden opportunity, but Hope Solo came up with a huge save to preserve the lead.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Japan Nearly Strike Again From Free Kicks
Japan are doing everything right at the moment, except scoring the second goal. The USA are holding on their lives at the moment.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Carli Lloyd Issues A Reply To Her Army Of Haters
Carli Lloyd was not very good in 2010 or 2011. She's been stellar in 2012, and her best performance of the year has come in the Olympic final. Watch the video of her second goal for Team USA against Japan.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Japan Finally Break Through, Trail 2-1
Ogimi brings Japan back in to the game with an easy tap-in following a clearance off the line by Rampone.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Carli Lloyd Scores Again, USWNT Lead 2-0
Carli Lloyd's second goal of the match has the USA up 2-0 early in the second half.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Japan Unlucky Again
Japan just can't get a break in this match as the USA appears to avoid another penalty call.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Halftime Score, Carli Lloyd's Goal Has USWNT Up 1-0
The United States leads Japan 1-0 after 45 minutes in the London 2012 Olympics final, but they were outplayed for much of the first half.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Japan Peppering the Goal But Can't Score
Japan nearly equalizes again as Miyami hits the crossbar and Ohno just misses with a curling shot.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Japan Denied a Clear Penalty, Nearly Surrender an Own Goal
Japan was denied a clear penalty and nearly scored an own goal in a matter of minutes.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Japan Nearly Equalize
Japan has two great chances to equalize, but the US defense holds firm
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Carli Lloyd Puts USWNT Ahead 1-0
The USWNT takes an early 1-0 over Japan in the gold medal game
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Kickoff at Wembley
The gold medal match between the USWNT and Japan is underway at Wembley.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Lineups
Lineups for the London 2012 Olympics women's soccer final between the United States and Japan.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: What's Changed Since The World Cup Final?
The United States is 1-1-1 against Japan since the World Cup final, but the one win was a dominant performance in their most recent meeting.
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August 9, 2012
Going For Gold: An Interview With U.S. Women's Soccer Captain Christie Rampone
U.S. Women's Soccer captain Christie Rampone sat down with Amy K. Nelson a few months ago to talk about her upcoming trip to the Olympics. What resulted was a candid and raw conversation about just how difficult it was to lose to Japan in last year's
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August 9, 2012
Canada Vs. France: Canada Takes Bronze With Stoppage Time Goal
Canada only put one shot on goal all game in the bronze medal match, but it made it count, scoring to earn a 1-0 victory and Canada's first medal in a team sport since 1936.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: How the USWNT Got To The Gold Medal Game
The USWNT's run to the Olympic gold medal final included a come from behind victory over France and possibly one of the greatest matches ever played against rival Canada.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: How Japan Got To The Gold Medal Game
Japan played some solid defense, but has needed some good luck to advance to the Olympic gold medal match.
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August 9, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: Game Time, TV Schedule, Live Streaming And More
The United States takes on Japan in a World Cup rematch as it tries to win its third straight Olympics gold medal.
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August 9, 2012
Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe Emerge As Stars From Super-Sub Roles
At the 2011 World Cup, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe were the United States' two star attacking subs. Now, they're the team's best players.
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August 8, 2012
U.S. Soccer's Megan Rapinoe Says Coming Out Before Olympics 'Weight Off My Shoulders'
U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe is glad she came out as a lesbian before the Olympics, saying a weight has been lifted from her shoulders.
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August 8, 2012
How The USWNT Made Me Care About International Soccer Again
The United States men's national team is often agonizing to watch, and men's club soccer is always better than international soccer. The opposite is true of the women's game and the USWNT.
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August 8, 2012
USA Vs. Japan, 2012 Olympics: USWNT Faces World Cup Rematch In Final At Wembley
The United States and Japan play a rematch of the World Cup final on Thursday when they play for the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics.