Japan's Keisuke Honda, bottom, celebrates with his teammates after he scored on a penalty kick during their Asian zone Group B qualifying soccer match against Australia for the 2014 World Cup at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, near Tokyo, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Japan became the first team to qualify for the World Cup, tying Australia 1-1 Tuesday night on Honda's penalty kick in the first minute of second-half stoppage time. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Japan's Keisuke Honda, bottom, celebrates with his teammates after he scored on a penalty kick during their Asian zone Group B qualifying soccer match against Australia for the 2014 World Cup at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, near Tokyo, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Japan became the first team to qualify for the World Cup, tying Australia 1-1 Tuesday night on Honda's penalty kick in the first minute of second-half stoppage time. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, Bode Miller, of the United States, looks at the scoreboard after finishing third in a alpine ski, men's World Cup super-combined, in Wengen, Switzerland. Miller will skip the rest of the World Cup season to rest his surgically repaired left knee.The two-time overall champion had microfracture surgery nearly a year ago and has been taking a cautious approach to recovery, not wanting any sort of setback with the Sochi Games just a year away. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, Bode Miller, of the United States, looks at the scoreboard after finishing third in a alpine ski, men's World Cup super-combined, in Wengen, Switzerland. Miller will skip the rest of the World Cup season to rest his surgically repaired left knee.The two-time overall champion had microfracture surgery nearly a year ago and has been taking a cautious approach to recovery, not wanting any sort of setback with the Sochi Games just a year away. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)
**FILE** From left: Japan's Yuji Nakazawa, Marcus Tulio Tanaka, Yasuyuki Konno and Makoto Hasebe celebrate June 24, 2010, following the World Cup group E soccer match between Denmark and Japan at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** Then Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid (center) waves to the crowd after the opening ceremony of the World Cup soccer tournament in Mexico City on May 31, 1986. (AP Photo, File)
United States goalkeeper Tim Howard makes a save during the World Cup group C soccer match between England and the United States in South Africa. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Tim Howard (above), a New Jersey native, established himself as a force overseas, being named the English Premier League's top goalkeeper with Manchester United in 2003-04. He was a fiery presence (top) for the U.S. during the World Cup in 2010.
United States head coach Pia Sundhage talks to the media after practice preceding the World Cup final against Japan. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
