'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
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On her final victory lap, Pia Sundhage hopped and high-stepped her way around the field.
Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration.
Twice, Hope Solo stretched to her left to stop the ball. Twice, she couldn't quite reach it.
Tasha Kai and Amy Rodriguez scored for the Philadelphia Independence, who advanced to the Women's Professional Soccer championship game with a 2-0 victory over magicJack on Saturday.
Once the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the Women's World Cup, they'll find plenty of reasons for optimism.
No matter how improbable the circumstances, the Americans always managed to find a way _ or the will _ to win.
Once the Americans get over the disappointment of coming up just short at the Women's World Cup, they'll find plenty of reasons for optimism.
Japan became the first Asian nation to win the Women's World Cup on Sunday, beating the United States in a penalty shootout after both sides were level at 2-2 after extra time.
The Americans can read a draw as well as anyone else. To win a third World Cup title, they were going to have to see Brazil at some point.
Ali Krieger didn't know anyone in Germany, didn't speak a word of the language.
Ali Krieger of Dumfries was one of 21 players named Monday to the U.S. squad for this summer's Women's World Cup in Germany.
"I hope that we ride on this momentum. We can't let it get away from us," Boxx said. "We can't get so excited that we don't prepare for this next game because we're not done yet. France is a good team, and we have to prepare. It was fun to celebrate the win last night, but now we wake up today and the focus now is not on that, but on France."
"It's just about recovery," said Shannon Boxx, who also played the entire game.
