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All eyes look at the score. USA 2, Japan 1. The clock runs down. Only 3 minutes left in extra time! Will the USA win again? 

The air is electric. Japan gets a corner kick. Miyama kicks a low ball to Sawa. Sawa flips the ball with her foot. The ball flies past the keeper! GOAL!

The game ends with the score 2-2. It's time for penalty kicks. The pressure is heavy. And team USA misses three kicks! 

Now Saki Kumagai stands over the ball. She steps back and r...