Final: USA v Japan

:00:22. > :00:28.Hello, welcome to the final of the 2011 women's World Cup. After three

:00:28. > :00:37.week of action, we are left with Japan and the United States. This

:00:37. > :00:43.should be a cracker. Let's introduce our panel, Sue Smith and

:00:43. > :00:49.Martin Keown are joined by Fay White. I wsh you weren't here but

:00:49. > :00:56.leading England out out. Have you had time to watch it back. Or is it

:00:56. > :01:02.still a horror show. It takes a while to get over. But I forced

:01:02. > :01:07.myself to watch it this morning and you have a lot of feelings of

:01:07. > :01:15.regret and wish we had done better. Certainly when the moment called.

:01:15. > :01:21.But we fael we have had a good tournament. Slightly galing the two

:01:21. > :01:25.teams in the final, you had good performances against and you look

:01:26. > :01:31.at the performances leading up to the final, were you thinking

:01:31. > :01:37.England could have done one better? Yes we are in a great position,

:01:37. > :01:42.having had those results against top quality teams. That can only

:01:42. > :01:46.give us confidence. In major tournaments, America are in this

:01:46. > :01:50.position, because they know how to win when it counts. We said

:01:50. > :01:56.friendlies is not where it counts. That is something we need to learn.

:01:56. > :02:04.But like I said, we can be positive. We didn't lose a game in a World

:02:04. > :02:09.Cup. But sadly not this time. Some great performances. We will talk

:02:09. > :02:16.more about your future later on. But let's focus on the final.

:02:16. > :02:26.Galling for Fay and England, they made such light work of Japan, 2-0

:02:26. > :02:26.

:02:26. > :02:32.and beat USA in theed by up. This and beat USA in theed by up. This

:02:32. > :02:40.is how the US progressed They had a dramatic quarter final win over

:02:40. > :02:46.Brazil. And a 3-1 win over France. Japan had wins over New Zealand and

:02:46. > :02:52.Mexico, before losing to England. They knocked out the hosts Germany

:02:52. > :02:57.in the quarter finals. So physically, you would say England

:02:57. > :03:03.outmuscled Japan in that game. We were talking that this was a team

:03:03. > :03:07.that had been compared to Barcelona. They will playing in triangles and

:03:07. > :03:13.look smooth. But the first 45 minutes we said, where is this team.

:03:13. > :03:17.England made them look ordinary. That was our game plan. We knew if

:03:17. > :03:23.we allowed them to get it into their midfield, we would be in

:03:23. > :03:28.trouble. We said, our game plan, sit off, stop them playing in

:03:29. > :03:35.midfield and be physical. It was the first time we pressured them.

:03:35. > :03:41.Didn't allow them time on the ball and it was a great performance.

:03:41. > :03:46.Ellen White's goal gave us a great start as well. So it was a all

:03:46. > :03:51.round performance. I mean I thought England in the tournament played

:03:51. > :03:55.exceptionally well. We're sitting here now with the captain thinking,

:03:55. > :03:59.listen I enjoy signature next to you, but I would rather you were

:03:59. > :04:05.out there. With Kelly getting that injury, we were almost playing with

:04:05. > :04:09.ten men in the end. The United States physically more similar to

:04:09. > :04:13.England. Do you see them approaching the game in the same

:04:13. > :04:18.way with Japan. Yes that is what way with Japan. Yes that is what

:04:18. > :04:24.they have got to do. Ray Japan, we say they're smaller, they like to

:04:24. > :04:32.pass the ball. America will try to stop them and use their strength

:04:32. > :04:36.and their physical abilities. and their physical abilities.

:04:36. > :04:45.look at the United States line up. Nine of the eleven England played

:04:45. > :04:51.in April. Where are the main threats. Wambach is the player, a

:04:51. > :04:58.fantastic front man. And they're strong at the back. And they're

:04:58. > :05:07.professional in the way they play. They're the favourites. 25 times

:05:07. > :05:17.they have played Japan and Japan have never won. Wam patch you know

:05:17. > :05:19.

:05:19. > :05:24.well -- Wambach you know well, she broke your nose! She has 162 caps.

:05:24. > :05:29.She is, I have played her a couple of times and she is a handful. She

:05:30. > :05:36.is got at -- good at getting free kicks, but her biggest threat is in

:05:36. > :05:41.the air. She scored in the last minute and she is a big game player.

:05:41. > :05:47.When they get that once chance, put it in the back of the net. I hate

:05:47. > :05:54.to say it, but she is prolific and leads the line. She is a cross

:05:54. > :05:58.between Andy Carroll and Gary Lineker. She looked very relaxed

:05:58. > :06:03.there. The experience the American girls have got at the top of the

:06:03. > :06:11.game is quite incredible. Now let's look at the starting eleven for

:06:11. > :06:17.Japan. And ten of the team faced England. We saw in midfield Homare

:06:17. > :06:24.Sawa and Mizuho Sakaguchi. Yes I have enjoyed watching Japan. The

:06:24. > :06:30.way they move the ball about. I love the wide players, their

:06:30. > :06:34.crossing on the run, they can play left foot, right foot. They're just

:06:34. > :06:39.enjoyable to watch. They have to, against America, they have to move

:06:39. > :06:43.the ball and keep one or two touch. They did lose of course to the

:06:43. > :06:48.English, but take nothing away from them, they had won the group at

:06:48. > :06:52.that point. They didn't know whether to go for it. Homare Sawa's

:06:52. > :06:57.fifth World Cup. This would be the first site an Asian side have

:06:57. > :07:06.lifted the World Cup if they can beat the United States. She has

:07:06. > :07:11.four goals so far in the tournament. Is it their time? USA have the

:07:11. > :07:17.experience and have been in the position before. Japan haven't. But

:07:17. > :07:24.they have a technically gifted player in Sawa. She has got a

:07:24. > :07:28.couple of goals in previous games, four goals from midfield. She likes

:07:28. > :07:33.to join in late. Set pieces she scored a couple of goals. It may

:07:33. > :07:40.not be so easy against America. But she is a very technical player and

:07:40. > :07:46.that stood out when we looked at the Japan team, all around the team

:07:46. > :07:52.they're comfortable on both feat. Aya Miyama can provide great balls

:07:52. > :08:02.into the box. I hope they do it. I'm rooting for Japan. I think I'm

:08:02. > :08:03.

:08:03. > :08:13.rooting for ja pab. -- Japan, but I think America will do it. I agree.

:08:13. > :08:16.

:08:16. > :08:26.Any questions we will address them. Let's led to Frankfurt and the

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:08:38. > :08:43.World Cup final. Your commentary to the sixth FIFA women's World Cup

:08:43. > :08:49.final. It is Japan who most of us didn't think would be here tonight

:08:49. > :08:55.and it is the US a. Who many did. Whatever happens, we will have a

:08:55. > :08:59.piece of history by the end of the evening. Either the first side from

:08:59. > :09:05.the Asian football confederation to be crowned queens of world football,

:09:05. > :09:15.or the Americans would be the first to lift the trophy three times.

:09:15. > :09:17.

:09:18. > :09:23.1991, 1999, two previous finals, two finals won. Credit to the

:09:23. > :09:27.German s who have supported this tournament to well. There must be

:09:27. > :09:37.disappointment among German fans that their team was knocked out in

:09:37. > :09:38.

:09:38. > :09:48.the quarter finals by ja pab. -- Japan. The roof is on here. Lady

:09:48. > :09:48.

:09:48. > :10:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:10:55. > :11:05.and gentlemen, please stand for the Japan's Golding girl, Homare Sawa

:11:05. > :11:05.

:11:05. > :12:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:12:11. > :12:16.is ready for the most glittering United States. Nerves obviously

:12:16. > :12:24.jumping, but miles more smiles, right from the word go from the US

:12:24. > :12:31.national team at this World Cup. Pretty much a closed shop over Greg

:12:31. > :12:41.Ryan four year ago. But the Swedish coach has brought a whole new

:12:41. > :12:51.

:12:51. > :12:56.feeling to the game. This is the Japan team. The coach said in the

:12:56. > :13:06.build up we need to keep our key players fit and that is what has

:13:06. > :13:09.

:13:09. > :13:15.happened and why Japan have made it all the way to the end game. Japan

:13:15. > :13:23.ranked four in the world. It would seem FIFA got that just about right.

:13:23. > :13:33.About to take on the world's No 1 ranked women's international

:13:33. > :13:42.

:13:42. > :13:52.football team. Germany does have representation in this final.

:13:52. > :13:53.

:13:53. > :14:03.Viviana S, the einhouse. I don't think she would have got the chance

:14:03. > :14:11.to referee a World Cup office. She had to take time off from work as a

:14:11. > :14:16.police officer to take this final. You may have recognised the fourth

:14:16. > :14:25.official from Sweden. For the States two changes from the seemy

:14:25. > :14:35.final. Rachel Buehler is back. And a second World Cup start for Megan

:14:35. > :14:42.

:14:42. > :14:52.Rapinoe. Another milestone, the keeper is the oldest woman to have

:14:52. > :14:56.

:14:57. > :15:01.figured in a World Cup final at 36. Now a word from my trusted

:15:01. > :15:05.assistant all tournament long, Lucy Ward. We have heard from the girls

:15:05. > :15:10.and from Martin about where their favours lie tonight. Where are you

:15:10. > :15:17.going on this one? It is a real clash of styles, the United States

:15:18. > :15:23.have not played well at part and then they have scored with this

:15:23. > :15:28.player, Abby Wambach, because she is all the. -- tall, but Japan keep

:15:28. > :15:38.the ball well and they know thousand score. I don't know which

:15:38. > :15:40.

:15:40. > :15:50.one to go -- they know how to score. I don't know which one will win. So

:15:50. > :15:57.

:15:57. > :16:02.States. Perhaps the wrong option taken. Lauren Cheney did well. She

:16:02. > :16:06.has been playing most of the final and she probably made the wrong

:16:06. > :16:16.decision. She did see Abby Wambach, but thought she would draw the

:16:16. > :16:17.

:16:17. > :16:23.keeper and have a go. This is just the sort of set piece that Japan

:16:23. > :16:33.will be aware of. Abby Wambach is four inches taller than the tallest

:16:33. > :16:42.

:16:42. > :16:45.think Japan have tried not to concede corners, set pieces around

:16:45. > :16:49.the box. That is the trouble they will have. But they did well there.

:16:49. > :16:54.Maybe the United States are thinking of getting over players on

:16:54. > :17:04.the end of these. Japan are obviously worried about Abby

:17:04. > :17:11.

:17:11. > :17:16.you can see the US game plan. will approach this game and I would

:17:17. > :17:21.suspect that they will be looking at the seat piece, but to suck

:17:21. > :17:25.Japan into a scrap, because Japan won't like the physical part of it.

:17:25. > :17:30.They will not like to be closed down. That is how the United States

:17:30. > :17:40.will start, pressing them high up the field. She could have had five

:17:40. > :17:41.

:17:41. > :17:51.in five, Abby Wambach, she hit the woodwork in the first two games.

:17:51. > :17:53.

:17:53. > :17:58.Hope Solo is again the footballing darling of her country. She was

:17:58. > :18:04.pretty much banished from the camp. But the US immediate contracan't

:18:04. > :18:14.get enough of the keeper these days. And she is your favourite as well!

:18:14. > :18:44.

:18:44. > :18:51.I knew that would come up at some through for Ando. But a little too

:18:51. > :18:58.strong. Norio Sasaki the confident, if very serious coach of the Japan

:18:58. > :19:01.team. Couldn't get too much more different methods employed by the

:19:01. > :19:08.coaches. Norio Sasaki has been saying doing it for victims of

:19:08. > :19:18.tsunami and earthquake in March. He showed the team photographs of the

:19:18. > :19:18.

:19:18. > :19:25.victim of the disaster before the match with jarmy. -- Germany. There

:19:25. > :19:30.was a wonderful moment in the press conference when the United States

:19:30. > :19:34.coach started singing to the press. I watched it aye went red watching

:19:34. > :19:40.it. She was trying to say when thing get heated and the pressure's

:19:40. > :19:45.on the player, she breaks into song. It was quite amusing and the

:19:45. > :19:55.Germans found it amusing. They clapped her at the end, I don't

:19:55. > :19:56.

:19:56. > :20:01.think they knew what else to do. You couldn't react well to that.

:20:01. > :20:06.think I would laugh. I suppose it would stop the tension for a while.

:20:06. > :20:10.That is a goal kick. Japan are playing with freedom and they know

:20:10. > :20:15.they're doing the country back home proud. It is horrible what happened

:20:15. > :20:20.and the girls at the end of each game, they carry a banner thanking

:20:20. > :20:30.people for their support. They seem happy to be there and playing

:20:30. > :21:06.

:21:06. > :21:11.Wambach. 121 goals in 162 games. think she is struggling with an

:21:11. > :21:21.injury. So they will want her in front of goal, rather than getting

:21:21. > :21:26.

:21:26. > :21:30.them in the channels. Megan Rapinoe has been brought on in the few

:21:30. > :21:35.games I have seen and really made a difference and her crosses from the

:21:35. > :21:40.left created the goal against Brazil that made me stand on me

:21:40. > :21:46.feet watching it. It was a tense game and Brazil were getting the

:21:46. > :21:56.boos from the crowd, because there were bits of cheating. Megan

:21:56. > :21:56.

:21:56. > :22:03.Rapinoe put in the cross and Abby Wambach put it in. I think she

:22:03. > :22:09.expects to start. You have left that fence, talking about cheating

:22:09. > :22:19.with Brazil. Well all the fans were booing. Well there was a bit of

:22:19. > :22:34.

:22:34. > :22:40.year spell playing in Frankfurt. She has gone back to the United

:22:40. > :22:47.States and hopes to join a professional club there. It is

:22:47. > :22:52.strange, although the WSL in England took a break for the World

:22:52. > :23:00.Cup, it is business as usual in the United States. That is surprising,

:23:00. > :23:10.there is actual lay game tobt in about Three hours -- actually a

:23:10. > :23:23.

:23:23. > :23:29.game tonight in about Three hours finished off though. But that is

:23:29. > :23:34.how the United States will play it. Lauren Cheney trying to make it 1-0

:23:34. > :23:38.inside eight minutes. Good ball from Megan Rapinoe. I think people

:23:38. > :23:43.on the far side of the stadium thought that went in, because of

:23:43. > :23:51.the movement of the net. A great cross and slightly off with the

:23:51. > :23:58.finish. But she reached well. Scored against North Korea in the

:23:58. > :24:03.group stages. We mentioned Barack Obama's tweets. Yours to us, far

:24:03. > :24:13.more important. Tell us what you think of the game and of the

:24:13. > :24:28.

:24:28. > :24:33.to that the keeper was getting. good strike. You see the Japanese

:24:33. > :24:39.keeper is not the tallest. She seemed to have it covered, but that

:24:39. > :24:45.is a tactic. A great strike. In the opening minutes we have seen how

:24:45. > :24:49.powerful the USA are as a team. Certainly the dominant attacking

:24:49. > :24:59.force. The first thought when they get the ball is forwards. Whereas

:24:59. > :24:59.

:24:59. > :25:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:25:59. > :26:05.Japan will go around the houses and She's clever feet, Megan Rapinoe.

:26:05. > :26:10.That could have gone either way. Lauren Cheney has been playing on

:26:10. > :26:20.the left throughout the tournament. Now she will want to show she can

:26:20. > :26:38.

:26:38. > :26:43.getting closer. That is a great ball in from Boxx. Good defending

:26:43. > :26:52.by Japan and keep the ball down, get it on target A great strike,

:26:52. > :26:57.but on target. The USA have led the way in term os -- term of long

:26:57. > :27:02.range goals. There have been some contenders for goal of tournament.

:27:02. > :27:07.There was a cracker yesterday from Sweden in their win over France.

:27:07. > :27:13.The USA with another chance and it is just wide again. Megan Rapinoe

:27:13. > :27:18.cutting in to be a presence in the penalty area. A good run by Heather

:27:18. > :27:24.O'Reilly. When she wasn't closed down, she thought she would just go

:27:24. > :27:29.for it. But not on her strongest foot. The defender put her off. But

:27:29. > :27:34.the USA are getting closer. At the moment this is one way, the

:27:34. > :27:39.favourites are on Fopp. But the game will -- are on top. But the

:27:39. > :27:49.game will ebb and flow. You suspect this us how the United States

:27:49. > :27:49.

:27:49. > :29:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:29:24. > :29:28.edge of the box seconds after frustrating with the ball, trying

:29:28. > :29:32.to get the ball forward a bit too quickly which is not what they have

:29:32. > :29:38.done in previous games. They need to settle down and not try to force

:29:38. > :29:45.the ball which is what is happening. I was going to mention earlier the

:29:45. > :29:55.last meeting of these teams, 2-0 to the USA. After that game, the US

:29:55. > :29:55.

:29:55. > :30:04.team auctioned their shirts online for the American Red Cross Japan

:30:04. > :30:14.tsunami Relief Fund. So there is a good feeling between the two camps.

:30:14. > :30:28.

:30:28. > :30:38.feeling, not like the USA-Brazil game. Four players booked in the

:30:38. > :31:02.

:31:02. > :31:08.The only player on the field who has won this competition before,

:31:08. > :31:18.the member of the 1999 World Cup squad. She has a winner's medal

:31:18. > :31:36.

:31:36. > :31:42.from that tournament. The 4th most the official US aid delegation. And

:31:42. > :31:45.Germany's coach, Sylvia night, having mixed feelings in the stands

:31:45. > :31:55.rather than being on the football pitch. She is used to being there,

:31:55. > :32:14.

:32:14. > :32:24.flight to put in good crosses. -- each flank. It is getting crowded

:32:24. > :32:51.

:32:51. > :32:56.Megan Rapinoe made up for his few errors, she was onside. That first

:32:56. > :33:03.touch, she had to put it across earlier than that. In the end she

:33:03. > :33:09.made completely the wrong decision. Again, they're getting behind the

:33:09. > :33:19.full-backs. Do you think the first touch letter with no other option.

:33:19. > :33:19.

:33:19. > :34:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:34:07. > :34:17.It wasn't the best. -- it left her looking very relaxed. The first

:34:17. > :34:18.

:34:18. > :34:28.non-American to coach the team, 7 coach overall. -- seventh. A

:34:28. > :34:32.

:34:32. > :34:42.support from Heather O'Reilly. Non- stop running down that right-hand

:34:42. > :34:52.

:34:52. > :35:02.Counting the number of Japanese players defending on the edge of

:35:02. > :35:08.

:35:08. > :35:13.their own box, to stop those shots their passing game going. And also,

:35:13. > :35:20.they need to mix the play a little bit. They need to get the ball

:35:20. > :35:30.forward, a little bit quicker from the back. These players are

:35:30. > :35:35.

:35:35. > :35:45.technically very good and received ultimately. Shannon Boxx doesn't

:35:45. > :35:45.

:35:45. > :36:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:36:29. > :36:37.the ball. The US press pack have alerted us that one of panic names

:36:37. > :36:43.his -- is the Buehl-dozer. She is no nonsense. How will to win. And

:36:43. > :36:53.how physical she is. She defence very well. She was sent off in the

:36:53. > :37:01.

:37:01. > :37:06.quarter-final against Brazil. Shinobu Ohno has had an excellent

:37:06. > :37:16.tournament and will be looking to put her mark on this one as well.

:37:16. > :37:20.

:37:20. > :37:26.Pia Sundhage is not happy about European Championship winner in

:37:26. > :37:36.1984, scoring the decisive penalty against England at Kenilworth Road,

:37:36. > :38:03.

:38:03. > :38:13.Luton. How she has seen the women's That was too high for Kabba silly

:38:13. > :38:16.

:38:16. > :38:26.macro. -- Kawasumi. The US will be conscious not to give any free

:38:26. > :38:56.

:38:56. > :39:02.kicks are weighed just outside the having any of it. A USA free kicks.

:39:02. > :39:12.I don't know whether Amy Le Peilbet fouled or obstructed. The referee

:39:12. > :39:22.

:39:22. > :39:32.energy. She scored one of the goals of the tournament, a superb strike

:39:32. > :39:49.

:39:49. > :39:59.come from the team in white and continues now. Abby Wambach on the

:39:59. > :39:59.

:39:59. > :40:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:40:46. > :40:51.move. Sakaguchi tried to stay with Japan. All credit to the USA who

:40:51. > :40:55.are playing well, forcing Japan into making mistakes. Interesting

:40:55. > :41:05.to CV possession statistics which are not as dominant as they usually

:41:05. > :41:14.

:41:14. > :41:22.in tight situations is unbelievable, the Japanese. First touch, all of

:41:22. > :41:32.them, it gets them out of those tucked -- tight situations. That

:41:32. > :41:37.

:41:38. > :41:47.The referee has just woken up, has not been involved yet. Needs to go

:41:48. > :42:05.

:42:05. > :42:10.referee when the officials names corner kick. A lot of crowd

:42:10. > :42:20.interest in Japan. If the locals are choosing a save it, they would

:42:20. > :42:22.

:42:22. > :42:32.choose Japan over the USA. For the throw-in much to the surprise of

:42:32. > :42:53.

:42:53. > :43:00.too hasty. Yes. The wrong decision. Quite a lot of the time she has got

:43:00. > :43:04.the ball. They break well, the USA. But if you're looking for Abby

:43:04. > :43:14.Wambach to chase something like that, it will not happen, they need

:43:14. > :43:32.

:43:32. > :43:39.played. That was Wambatch. It hit the crossbar. And Heather O'Reilley.

:43:39. > :43:46.Carli Lloyd. That was wide. Definitely the main threat for the

:43:47. > :43:56.USA, Abby Wambach, what a great strike. Good play by the referee,

:43:57. > :44:00.

:44:00. > :44:08.drive. What a connection on that. The Japanese teacher should have

:44:08. > :44:12.touched it. A great strike. Like an arrow towards the top corner. She

:44:12. > :44:15.hit the crossbar and the post in the first two games of the

:44:15. > :44:25.tournament, didn't score. She netted with her head in the last

:44:25. > :44:26.

:44:26. > :44:36.three. The closest either side have come to a goal yet. The USA have

:44:36. > :44:49.

:44:49. > :44:59.started extremely well and Boxx but Homare Sawa was back on

:44:59. > :45:11.

:45:11. > :45:16.frustrated they haven't taken the lead yet with really one-third of

:45:16. > :45:19.the match gone. You see so many times teams are dominant, there is

:45:19. > :45:27.a lull in play and they lose competition and the opposition

:45:27. > :45:37.scores. They have had enough opportunities on goat but -- on

:45:37. > :46:00.

:46:00. > :46:07.to Kozue Ando, but straight to Hope Solo. Tame in the end, best Japan

:46:07. > :46:12.move. In the end, it ran away from Kozue Ando. The connection she got

:46:12. > :46:17.on it was a little bit too wide. It was easy enough for Hope Solo. That

:46:17. > :46:22.is what Japan can do, the ball given away and an opportunity

:46:22. > :46:29.created by a clever little ball. may be Japan confidence, something

:46:29. > :46:35.lacking in the finish. Kozue Ando, three goals in qualifying, the same

:46:35. > :46:40.as Homare Sawa, but has not netted in Germany yet. Played every game

:46:40. > :46:45.other tucked in on the left or up front as a genuine striker. Against

:46:46. > :46:55.England, she came on as left back. That is good knowledge, I don't

:46:56. > :47:14.

:47:14. > :47:20.not penalised for it. Lauren Cheney lost it. This is where Japan are

:47:20. > :47:27.good. Little touches, nice movement. But not quick enough. The USA are

:47:27. > :47:32.doing so well at closing them down. They can't play the easy receive --

:47:32. > :47:35.receipt. They are rattling Japan a little bit. A little like England

:47:36. > :47:41.did in the Group Stage game. England played extremely well

:47:41. > :47:45.against Japan which seemed to shift up and down the gears in that game.

:47:45. > :47:51.There is a way to play against Japan and the USA hope they have

:47:51. > :48:01.found out that. Japan are getting more into this, starting to move

:48:01. > :48:19.

:48:19. > :48:23.ball. When Japan to get it, they keep it but not incisive in that

:48:23. > :48:33.final third. The USA have done very well, the anything they have not

:48:33. > :48:33.

:48:33. > :49:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:49:28. > :49:33.one gone. Lauren Cheney on the end of a really good ball back into the

:49:33. > :49:38.danger zone. Should really have kept it lower. Lauren Cheney

:49:38. > :49:44.thought it was an opportunity. The keeper came. A great opportunity to

:49:44. > :49:51.score. The keeper was in no man's land. She decided to come, then

:49:51. > :50:01.decided it was the wrong option. A wasted chance. Scored in the semi-

:50:01. > :50:26.

:50:26. > :50:34.final, from an Heather O'Reilley got forwards forward. I would like

:50:34. > :50:40.to see Sameshima Ford. They can drag the USA for it. Because the

:50:40. > :50:50.USA are pressing so much, Japan's cannot get their full-backs

:50:50. > :50:55.

:50:55. > :51:01.or sad. He is not quite as to what she did as Pia Sundhage. Let us

:51:01. > :51:09.hear what you think about it all. If you have a Twitter account,

:51:09. > :51:15.joined in the debate that will pick up at half-time. Who you think will

:51:15. > :51:25.win? Nomination for player and goal of the tournament. About England

:51:25. > :51:25.

:51:25. > :52:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:52:42. > :52:47.quite get to it. Rachel Buehler was caught a little bit square. Nearly

:52:47. > :52:56.an opportunity on goal, good play, a good build up. Those who have

:52:56. > :53:06.come to Frankfurt to support Japan, have reason to smile. It is

:53:06. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:30.becoming a little bit Morse -- it did, hit it too high. -- what

:53:30. > :53:30.

:53:30. > :54:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:54:20. > :54:27.Kozue Ando is getting played in. They are finding their feet in this

:54:27. > :54:37.game. Formidable goalkeeping they have to beat if they are to win

:54:37. > :54:37.

:54:37. > :55:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:55:19. > :55:29.from the roof in the Commerzbank Arena. You can see it from all fool

:55:29. > :55:39.sides. -- four sides. That will be another three kick.

:55:39. > :55:40.

:55:40. > :55:43.Both players have been hurt by that one. -- another free kick. You

:55:43. > :55:48.reminded me about our referee, Bibiana Steinhaus. One of the most

:55:48. > :55:54.relaxed referees. She looks like she is having a lovely night.

:55:54. > :55:59.time. She could be nervous because she is refereeing a World Cup final.

:55:59. > :56:06.But a relapsing smile, enjoying it. But sometimes forgetting to watch

:56:06. > :56:16.what is happening. Often on the touchline at for top-flight games

:56:16. > :56:47.

:56:47. > :56:51.in Germany. She has a reputation of Shouldn't she be in goal? She is

:56:51. > :57:01.back-pedalling furiously. Abby Wambach couldn't get up in time for

:57:01. > :57:06.

:57:06. > :57:14.ball would have gone out. A risky back heel. It could have fallen to

:57:14. > :57:24.anybody. Luckily for Japan, Abby Wambach was on the floor. Abby

:57:24. > :57:42.

:57:42. > :57:52.Wambach, three goals at this are here, in the last 20 minutes,

:57:52. > :57:55.

:57:55. > :58:05.after a nervous start. The US were got back on their feet. Now they

:58:05. > :58:27.

:58:27. > :58:37.is now on the rampage. Megan Rapinoe was with her. Wanted to try

:58:37. > :59:12.

:59:12. > :59:15.to find Lauren Cheney and Abby ball inside. The USA have to be

:59:15. > :59:20.careful in the penalty area. Because of the height difference it

:59:20. > :59:28.could look like a foul. The ball was played in with the outside of

:59:28. > :59:32.the foot, and eased... Know when the writ in the end. The USA have

:59:32. > :59:42.to be careful as Japan start to play this tricky passes around the

:59:42. > :00:01.

:00:01. > :00:05.but I think Norio Sasaki will be very happy. But he believed it was

:00:05. > :00:11.at least third place for his team at this World Cup. He said he would

:00:11. > :00:17.be happy with third place. minimum. A strange one to pick out

:00:17. > :00:27.the third placed play off. That is the one I want to win. Never maind

:00:27. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:46.I don't know whether Kinga had too much time down the right. She

:00:46. > :00:54.picked out the wrong cross. She needed to put it where Hope Solo

:00:54. > :00:59.wasn't. No time added on. That is it for the first half of the

:00:59. > :01:09.Women's World Cup final. America dominated the start but Japan came

:01:09. > :01:12.

:01:12. > :01:18.back into it and it is 0-0 at half So no goals, Martin I got the sense

:01:18. > :01:22.that you felt nerves may have been cramping the style that we had come

:01:22. > :01:30.to expect. Yes the World Cup has been a good advert for women's

:01:30. > :01:36.football, but it was a bit disappointing. But then the USA

:01:36. > :01:40.looked awesome going forward. But a bit sloppy in their passing. But I

:01:40. > :01:45.think technically this has been a fantastic World Cup. But a bit

:01:45. > :01:52.disappointed early on. Japan had to absorb a lot of pressure early on

:01:52. > :01:57.and they were doing it through sheer weight of blue shirts. In the

:01:57. > :02:02.end keeping out a few good efforts, but a lot of effort and the final

:02:02. > :02:08.ball wasn't there a lot of the time. Yes Japan have looked to get

:02:08. > :02:16.players behind the ball and cope with the pace and power up front.

:02:16. > :02:20.Cheney and Wambach have worked well. With Cheney coming in, they have

:02:20. > :02:26.been phenomenal in their running into the channels. Wambach's got

:02:26. > :02:30.some great strikes, hit the bar and I think Cheney gives them more

:02:30. > :02:35.technical ability. She can head the ball as well and they have been a

:02:35. > :02:38.handful. The pace of the two centre halfs for Japan have been

:02:39. > :02:43.struggling. You got the sense at the end of the first half, Japan

:02:43. > :02:47.finding their way back into the game. Yes they started off and

:02:47. > :02:51.Martin said they were nervous and couldn't get their passing right.

:02:51. > :03:00.Coming to last ten or 15 minutes they started to create things and

:03:00. > :03:05.if they got a goal, that would boost them. Let's look at the key

:03:05. > :03:10.performers, Abby Wambach, she is a great figure for them and showed

:03:10. > :03:18.some great skill. She was popping up with the best chances. She is

:03:18. > :03:24.such a strong runner. And here look at the power in the shot. That was

:03:24. > :03:31.the Andy Carroll part of her. is Andy Carroll with short hair!.

:03:31. > :03:36.She does everything right apart from hitting the back of the net.

:03:36. > :03:40.She is so single minded. That is how the United States set

:03:40. > :03:44.themselves up. Here they have had a lot of the possession and have

:03:44. > :03:49.controlled the game. But here is Lloyd going through and they have

:03:49. > :03:54.players that can shoot from distance. Lloyd's also had a great

:03:54. > :04:02.opportunity and they're causing problems down the wing with Rampone

:04:02. > :04:08.and Riley. I think Japan are having to double up all over the field.

:04:08. > :04:13.They're so powerful. There it was sloppy. We said a lot of sloppiness.

:04:13. > :04:19.But they keep coming at you and play with a real energy and Wambach

:04:19. > :04:24.is such a willing runner, you feel, well this is Cheney. It is Heather

:04:24. > :04:29.O'Reilly outside. She played on the left. But it is her presence on the

:04:29. > :04:33.box and it spills out for Lloyd and look at the power in that shot.

:04:33. > :04:40.Japanese not panicking at that point. All of the pressure was

:04:40. > :04:43.coming towards them. Absorbing it and Cheney we saw also having some

:04:44. > :04:47.good efforts in the first 20 minutes and showing us what she is

:04:47. > :04:54.about. She is one of the favourites and she has come h and proved why

:04:54. > :04:59.she has the shirt on tonight. gives more technical ability than

:04:59. > :05:04.what Rodriguez has. She is more looking at running in behind. She

:05:04. > :05:10.starts from five yards behind her and out muscles the defender and

:05:10. > :05:17.maybe here get it across the goal. Because a touch can knock it in.

:05:17. > :05:22.I their decision-making in the final third. They're getting in

:05:22. > :05:29.behind them. Wambach wasn't really free. You fire across the open goal

:05:29. > :05:38.and it only needs a nick and it is great running from Cheney. That is

:05:38. > :05:45.a great ball. And just the final finish that is missing. A -- Megan

:05:46. > :05:51.Rapinoe has impressed me. She has caused Japan problems. Another

:05:51. > :05:56.chance, in the air she has put those away in the past. And she

:05:56. > :06:00.will be disappointed there. Perhaps more awareness. She has more time

:06:00. > :06:04.than she realised. She could have taken its on her chest. But if they

:06:04. > :06:08.start putting these chances away, the United States, then the game's

:06:08. > :06:13.over. But they're always leaving the back door open. In the latter

:06:13. > :06:19.half of the first half one or two chances for Japan and the United

:06:19. > :06:25.States can't afford to switch off. Let's look at Megan Rapinoe. She

:06:25. > :06:30.has done a lot to impress. She is another direct player. She likes to

:06:30. > :06:36.run at players. Similar to Heather O'Reilly and they seem to have

:06:36. > :06:41.swapped wings. But her running has amazed me. This was a nice ball and

:06:41. > :06:47.you see, I like wide players when they come in off the line. It is

:06:47. > :06:52.the appetite to link in. The ball that is pulled back, it is a bit of

:06:52. > :07:00.a scruffy pass. She wants that ball in space in front of her andless

:07:00. > :07:05.pace on it. -- and less pace on it. But nice movement and this is a

:07:05. > :07:11.lovely one/two. She finds space and she has caused the right back

:07:11. > :07:19.problems. Wambach is angry with her there. She could have chopped back

:07:19. > :07:26.inside. It is an impossible angle. Well Wambach's height, just giving

:07:26. > :07:29.her a chance with her head may have been an option. Japan got into it.

:07:29. > :07:34.22 minutes before they got themselves into any kind of scoring

:07:34. > :07:39.position. But the chances did start to come, Martin? They did and you

:07:39. > :07:43.know, they're very measured in the way they play. They're unruffled in

:07:43. > :07:51.possession. It is a very slow build up. But there noise way Shinobu

:07:51. > :07:56.Ohno's going to score from there.' - -- there is no way Shinobu Ohno's

:07:56. > :08:00.going to score from there. Hit the this was the best move of the game.

:08:00. > :08:05.Just too much on the pass. But look at that. A great ball. They have

:08:05. > :08:09.the ability to open up the defence and the back four of America are

:08:09. > :08:15.organised, they're quick and they can handle the pace. But it is

:08:15. > :08:20.those threaded balls and timed runs that Japan are capable of, which

:08:20. > :08:25.don't write them off. Because they have showed they can hold on.

:08:25. > :08:30.are a bit static, the American defence and looking at it there.

:08:30. > :08:34.The intelligence to dink balls over and play them through in tight

:08:34. > :08:41.spaces and the Japanese players have the ability to do that.

:08:41. > :08:46.over all are you standing by your predictions? Will stand by mine. I

:08:46. > :08:52.think America. Yes, if they can start to put these chances away the

:08:52. > :08:56.game could be out of sight. You're thinking 1-0. I'm keeping the trust

:08:56. > :09:01.in Japan. You never know. Now let's reflect on the tournament. It is

:09:01. > :09:11.hard to believe it was three week ago tomorrow that England kicked

:09:11. > :09:12.

:09:12. > :09:22.off against Mexico. Here is the story of their campaign. It is in

:09:22. > :09:29.

:09:29. > :09:37.and England are off and running. brilliant goal! Jess clack. 2-1!

:09:37. > :09:42.Ellen White trying to lob lob the keeper. That is a brilliant goal.

:09:42. > :09:50.2-0 England, going through to the quarter finals of the World Cup.

:09:50. > :09:56.This would be a really difficult test for England. Now Jill Scot may

:09:56. > :10:00.think about going for goal. Does go for it. She gives England the lead.

:10:00. > :10:05.It is lit to the top corner and France are level. They have taken

:10:05. > :10:14.to it the lottery of a penalty shoot out. Is it England's time to

:10:14. > :10:20.finally one of these things? Saved by Bardsley. Kelly Smith, England's

:10:20. > :10:26.record goal coal erscorer and that was -- goal scorer and that was

:10:26. > :10:36.lashed in. She has put it wide and we're level. Arsenal's Fay White

:10:36. > :10:36.

:10:36. > :10:41.has hit the bar. It is all over for England. There is something to

:10:41. > :10:47.dampen the mood. Sorry about that, Fay, showing you that again. It is

:10:47. > :10:53.an emotional thing just to see that. But I have to ask you about Hope

:10:53. > :10:58.Powell's comments that the girls were cowardly and not stepping up

:10:58. > :11:04.to take the penalties. I think you come out of a tournament and there

:11:04. > :11:10.is a lot of emotion around the situation. Obviously, it happened

:11:10. > :11:15.that Hope's felt it is up to players to decide who is ready to

:11:15. > :11:21.take one. And the volunteers were there, weren't there and that is

:11:21. > :11:26.why I stepped up to. I was prepared to take one. We can always look

:11:27. > :11:32.back and think lessons learned and maybe we need to do that. But again

:11:32. > :11:35.it wasn't the impression that we got initially after the game. But I

:11:35. > :11:40.think it is a pressured situation. I wouldn't have changed my decision

:11:40. > :11:44.to take one. I felt responsible as the captain and a senior player, if

:11:44. > :11:51.no one else was prepare to I would and take the consequences of having

:11:51. > :11:56.to go through the upset and the feelings of missing and to feel

:11:56. > :12:02.that could be put on someone else's shoulder. Did I wish I score? Of

:12:02. > :12:07.course I have played it over and over in my head. But it is a

:12:07. > :12:12.lottery with penalties and how cruel football can be, we were two

:12:12. > :12:19.minutes from going through. To have to go through those ehogs motions

:12:19. > :12:25.and hang on -- emotions and hang on into extra time. England were the

:12:25. > :12:28.walking wounded and to hang on in the extra time period was an

:12:28. > :12:33.incredible effort? Yes you have to take confidence from that. The

:12:33. > :12:38.French have shown they're a strong team. They got better as I went on.

:12:38. > :12:44.We knew it would be hard. To score the goal in the game, it felt that

:12:44. > :12:50.was against the run of play and for them to score right at the end was,

:12:50. > :12:55.you know it was hard to swallow. But girls got together and I'm

:12:55. > :13:02.proud to have... Do you still have the appetite and the energy to keep

:13:02. > :13:07.going for England? Do you have another big campaign in the

:13:07. > :13:11.Olympics? I was concentrating on the World Cup, I had an injury to

:13:11. > :13:16.come back. I have shown can I do it. I love playing for my country. I

:13:16. > :13:21.wouldn't change the moments I had, whether they are good or bad, for

:13:21. > :13:26.anything. The Olympic will be unbelievable. I have the passion,

:13:26. > :13:31.but it is not down to me. It is who the manager and... We suspect that

:13:31. > :13:37.will be Hope. The rumblings she might be the coach for the GB team.

:13:37. > :13:43.Will she be the coach for England in a year's time. I haven't spoken

:13:43. > :13:48.to her. She wouldn't tell me direct Liverpool I think she has done a

:13:48. > :13:52.magnificent amount for the women's game w the media and the extra

:13:52. > :13:55.expectation. We have reached a certain level and it is closer and

:13:55. > :14:00.the difference between going through and not is just a few

:14:00. > :14:04.inches. So you know, she has done a magnificent job to put the

:14:04. > :14:08.structure into place and get us where we are. That has to be taken

:14:08. > :14:13.note of. In the future, only she knows. I think she will stick

:14:14. > :14:19.around. She has now got a quite big ego and she wants to be there. I

:14:19. > :14:23.think it was unfair to suggest the players were cowardly. But perhaps

:14:23. > :14:31.in future they should select the penalty takers. Within reason. You

:14:31. > :14:36.don't know who will be left. who may have had a horrendous night.

:14:36. > :14:42.I think we need to pick these players. They will take the

:14:42. > :14:46.penalties, because it is a pressure situation. It was huge. It was so

:14:47. > :14:53.ironic, that always England on penalties. God, we were willing for

:14:53. > :14:57.you to change lis tri. I wish I could have. Now back to some tweets

:14:57. > :15:03.coming through. Some positive ones about the women's game. Franky

:15:03. > :15:10.saying the women's game is improving, US looking strong, Japan

:15:10. > :15:17.have got the fight. Claire saids the United States are all over this.

:15:17. > :15:27.Inspiring stuff. That is what you think. Let's see what the sec half

:15:27. > :15:34.

:15:34. > :15:40.can proDawes and rejoin Guy and the squad, who scored the third

:15:40. > :15:49.goal against France has replaced Lauren Cheney. Throughout half time

:15:49. > :15:54.she has been out of dressing room, sitting in the Dougout, cutting a

:15:55. > :16:02.foreLorne figure, right foot packed ice. There were a few tears. The

:16:02. > :16:07.biggest moment of her career and se has - eshe has had to leave it half

:16:07. > :16:12.way through. But it is a chance for Morgan who has looked a very good

:16:12. > :16:22.player in her four substitute appearances. Alec Morgan will think

:16:22. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:43.she is un -- unlucky not to have reasons why the United States were

:16:43. > :16:51.at the World Cup. Scored in the play off with Italy. They were

:16:51. > :16:57.actual think last of the 16 teams to book their place in Germany.

:16:57. > :17:07.They did tit hard way for once. It is not -- they did it the hard way,

:17:07. > :17:07.

:17:07. > :18:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:18:10. > :18:14.for once, it is not something the first half and not got it. A Rie

:18:14. > :18:22.kick there, Megan Rapinoe tangling with Shinobu Ohno. The final bump

:18:22. > :18:25.came from Carli Lloyd. There is a physical difference. Japan are

:18:25. > :18:31.happy to do this and find the opportunity to thread a ball

:18:31. > :18:41.through. But the US have have gone for it and there is that risk that

:18:41. > :18:52.

:18:52. > :18:59.Rampone not played, she would have been the oldest player to play in a

:18:59. > :19:09.World Cup final. It is a good mix this USA squad, young and old. Only

:19:09. > :19:32.

:19:32. > :19:38.eight of the 21 from 2007 remain. page and scrambled away somehow.

:19:38. > :19:48.Afrpblgts great opportunity, but again well -- A great opportunity,

:19:48. > :19:55.

:19:55. > :20:03.but again well defended by Japan. great. It was a save against the

:20:03. > :20:13.post and who was the first to react. The first was Sawa. That could have

:20:13. > :20:52.

:20:52. > :21:02.just bobbled any where and it was was expecting that. But that is a

:21:02. > :21:15.

:21:15. > :21:25.card coming soon. The referee's expression has gone from relaxed to

:21:25. > :22:03.

:22:03. > :22:09.stern. Heather O'Reilly was the stripes around the stadium are

:22:09. > :22:13.being heard now. Trying to give their team an extra lift. But that

:22:13. > :22:18.shot was always going way from Carli Lloyd, who has had so many

:22:18. > :22:22.efforts near the goal, but nothing on target. It was a great run and

:22:22. > :22:32.she looked up and there was no one with her, so the only thing to do

:22:32. > :22:34.

:22:34. > :22:44.was to have a strike, but again not on target. Ayumi Kaihori's wasted

:22:44. > :23:15.

:23:15. > :23:20.there. -- to be stronger there. The ball over the top of the keeper,

:23:20. > :23:25.Ayumi Kaihori, but it was over the top of everything. Japan's Pazing

:23:25. > :23:31.broke down, but again a great ball by Megan Rapinoe relesss Abby

:23:31. > :23:37.Wambach, but the wrong choice. She did laugh, but that was not what I

:23:37. > :23:47.expected to come. You see there the USA have tryed the shots, quite a

:23:47. > :23:48.

:23:48. > :23:53.lot have been off target. Rachel Buehler took a touch and that was

:23:53. > :23:59.risky. Japan are small and tricky, if you take an extra touch, they

:23:59. > :24:09.are around you and take the ball off you. It is an even contest this

:24:09. > :24:38.

:24:38. > :24:45.and taking them on. Not beating them though. There will with be --

:24:45. > :24:50.there will be a free kick for Japan. I don't expect Pia Sundhage would

:24:50. > :24:54.have made the change if chainy hadn't been injured. But she is a

:24:54. > :25:00.good player, but made the wrong decision there. The manager doesn't

:25:00. > :25:09.look that happy. Pia Sundhage's assistant is a player of some

:25:09. > :25:19.reputation. An ex-Norway international and a World Cup

:25:19. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :26:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:26:03. > :26:08.was great play in the middle of the pitch, just trying to thread those

:26:08. > :26:18.balls through, but not getting there. But the quality of Japanese

:26:18. > :26:42.

:26:42. > :26:46.play shines through. The movement have thrown herself. Wouldn't it be

:26:46. > :26:56.Aireic if Japan scored from a corner. She could have committed

:26:56. > :27:19.

:27:19. > :27:23.full back three times if she can. She manages to get a corner for the

:27:23. > :27:33.United States. She was lucky. Sometimes there are easier options

:27:33. > :27:50.

:27:50. > :28:00.on, but she has got her team a can that the ball does not reach

:28:00. > :28:00.

:28:00. > :28:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:28:49. > :28:53.A bit too complicated for the USA and you may get a sense of that,

:28:53. > :28:58.the longer it stays 0-0. They will feel they should be one or two

:28:58. > :29:03.goals up, with the opportunity they have had and they're not. They may

:29:03. > :29:06.start to lose patience going forward and make the wrong

:29:06. > :29:10.decisions like that, trying to take the ball around your own player who

:29:10. > :29:15.is on the ground. But the one thing the United States will not do is

:29:15. > :29:20.give up. They will feel they can win this. We saw that in the

:29:20. > :29:24.quarter final against Brazil, undoubtedly the match of the World

:29:24. > :29:34.Cup. I read that Abby Wambach's end of extra time equaliser was the

:29:34. > :30:07.

:30:07. > :30:15.latest goal that has ever been De USA part a lot of pressure on

:30:15. > :30:25.themselves. That is the way the Americans do it. They have the

:30:25. > :30:40.

:30:40. > :30:45.was no trouble. The ball played forward, a race between the

:30:45. > :30:55.defender and attacker. They defend very well and are physically a lot

:30:55. > :30:55.

:30:55. > :31:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:32:00. > :32:09.herself well in this tournament. -- and threes. That was wasted. You

:32:10. > :32:10.

:32:10. > :33:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:33:50. > :34:00.can see what she was trying to do the USA. Instead of the straight

:34:00. > :34:06.

:34:06. > :34:16.corner to Wambatch. There are too think the ball was meant for the

:34:16. > :34:19.

:34:19. > :34:29.is difficult. I will stick up for the assistant referee. The

:34:29. > :34:54.

:34:54. > :35:04.The first time we have seen the power of Abby Wambach, her height.

:35:04. > :35:04.

:35:04. > :35:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:35:48. > :35:58.A flying header. The goalkeeper was be a double the -- a double Japan

:35:58. > :36:00.

:36:00. > :36:04.change. Shinobu Ohno is making way, and Karina Maruyama is taking her

:36:04. > :36:10.place. She has been subbed into every one of Japan's games in the

:36:10. > :36:14.tournament. It doesn't make it any easier, especially the final.

:36:14. > :36:18.scorer of the only goal in extra- time against Germany, the shock of

:36:18. > :36:28.the tournament so far. Kozue Ando going off as well. That is a

:36:28. > :36:47.

:36:47. > :36:55.regular change which sucking macro against the USA in a World Cup

:36:55. > :37:05.warm-up prior to the previous World Cup finals. 4-1 the USA when. That

:37:05. > :37:08.

:37:08. > :37:12.has been the story of it. And they contest to go. There will be extra

:37:12. > :37:20.time, of course, there could be penalties, but we won't talk about

:37:20. > :37:25.those yet. The USA get the call this time. There is a bit more

:37:25. > :37:29.attention in the tackles. further this game goes on, both

:37:29. > :37:39.teams they they have the opportunity to win it. Things may

:37:39. > :38:09.

:38:09. > :38:19.Rapinoe up who has used the ball well in the end. The shot was a

:38:19. > :38:19.

:38:19. > :39:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:39:01. > :39:08.wonderful goal! The USA break the deadlock finally. The substitute,

:39:08. > :39:16.Alex Morgan, the youngest Pet in the US national team. It is Japan's

:39:16. > :39:22.0, USA one. Two passes from Japan's losing the ball. They won the

:39:22. > :39:28.physical battle. What a great fish that was. That was a great finish.

:39:28. > :39:33.She did well, she composed herself, had a look, and then unleashed an

:39:33. > :39:43.unbelievable shot. That is going to be most goalkeepers in this

:39:43. > :39:50.

:39:50. > :39:56.competition. Pia Sundhage all final against France. From the

:39:56. > :40:06.bench, to do that. And again in the biggest game of all, the biggest

:40:06. > :40:28.

:40:28. > :40:38.moment of her young life. That's from the USA from here! The Norway

:40:38. > :40:43.

:40:43. > :40:50.is in a Frankfurt reverberating. -- the noise in Frankfurt.

:40:50. > :40:58.That is the other side of Alex Morgan. Giving Japan a free kick.

:40:58. > :41:08.She steadies herself. And picked that out. That was a finish. I

:41:08. > :41:12.

:41:12. > :41:22.don't concede in the next few minutes otherwise this is all over.

:41:22. > :41:25.

:41:25. > :41:35.Under 20 team in the US. A World Cup winner at that level in 2008,

:41:35. > :41:45.she got the winner against North career. Now it is the senior stage.

:41:45. > :42:23.

:42:23. > :42:33.crying anymore, sitting on the goalkeeper. That was a good ball.

:42:33. > :42:43.Hope Solo fans, a few of them about. She has always had one of the

:42:43. > :43:03.

:43:03. > :43:13.biggest fan clubs in the women's Difficult to beat Hope Solo from

:43:13. > :43:15.

:43:15. > :43:25.there. Japan still have to play, Kate passing and creating. -- keep

:43:25. > :43:40.

:43:40. > :43:50.passing. A really good game. Just looked stronger. It was a great

:43:50. > :44:19.

:44:19. > :44:29.it and the momentum. Carli Lloyd Kaihori. Good goalkeeping. It was

:44:29. > :44:37.

:44:37. > :44:47.experienced player on the pitch. She knew she was on heroin and

:44:47. > :45:05.

:45:05. > :45:10.under pressure. -- she was on her the edge of the area. A great ball

:45:10. > :45:20.from Megan Rapinoe. Japan will not be happy with that. Beating or

:45:20. > :45:37.

:45:37. > :45:47.in numbers. At that stage when they were attacking and they lost it,

:45:47. > :46:02.

:46:02. > :46:08.and the ball went into the back of to go. What have Japan got left in

:46:08. > :46:13.their locker? They will keep trying to create so the USA need to defend

:46:13. > :46:23.extremely well if they are not going to concede. They must not

:46:23. > :46:42.

:46:42. > :46:48.lose concentration. Japan will not They don't need to force anything

:46:48. > :46:57.now. They need to keep the ball. To stop Japan getting it but not a

:46:57. > :47:06.force anything forwards. It's the only way they now have to play.

:47:06. > :47:10.they know how to play. The USA have a bit more humility over the past

:47:10. > :47:20.few years, not winning anything. That has shown in this World Cup

:47:20. > :47:46.

:47:46. > :47:49.every World Cup match, and absolutely magnificent job. It has

:47:49. > :47:56.engaged the nation. If they have not bought tickets, they have been

:47:56. > :48:01.watching on TV. They have embraced it. Well done. We know how good a

:48:01. > :48:06.team they are, even though their team has gone out. There are a lot

:48:06. > :48:16.of German shirts in the crowd who have adopted Japan. It is good to

:48:16. > :48:53.

:48:53. > :49:02.see. If the audiences across the that, the USA will be happy. The

:49:02. > :49:06.clock is ticking. Closer to a World Cup win. Not as dominant, Japan, as

:49:06. > :49:16.in other games. They have set about this game really well, the way they

:49:16. > :49:26.

:49:26. > :49:36.have harassed and tried to make the USA, giving Japan no time on

:49:36. > :49:36.

:49:36. > :49:46.the ball. It only takes one mistake, though, one moment. Perhaps a

:49:46. > :50:21.

:50:21. > :50:29.beginning of March, 2-1 to the USA. forcing its forwards quickly. They

:50:29. > :50:35.keep the ball, defend. A quick reminder to join in the post-match

:50:35. > :50:42.debate with your tweets. Her let us see what you think about it all,

:50:42. > :50:48.what you think, can Japan forced extra time with an equaliser? Panic

:50:48. > :50:56.stations at the back and Japan have scored! A look of shock on the face

:50:56. > :51:02.of Miyama. For the Japanese, out of nothing. They are level! The USA

:51:02. > :51:07.just could not get rid of the ball. It landed at her feet, Miyama. And

:51:07. > :51:17.she put it away. I was looking at it thinking there was nobody in the

:51:17. > :51:21.box. A great ball in. A mix up. You can't put a ball in front of Miyama

:51:21. > :51:31.and not expected to score. It is a shame. The USA had defended

:51:31. > :51:31.

:51:31. > :51:41.extremely well. A great finish. Opportunist. A horror moment for

:51:41. > :51:41.

:51:41. > :52:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:52:25. > :52:29.Rachel Buehler and Alex Krieger. Kinga tangling for all she is worth

:52:29. > :52:39.with Amy Le Peilbet. The crowd, you can hear the murmuring, talking

:52:39. > :52:42.

:52:42. > :52:52.together, they thought the USA had this will stop -- had this..

:52:52. > :52:56.

:52:56. > :53:01.looked as if she could not believe the world will not believe this.

:53:01. > :53:06.Japan have already caused the biggest shock in this tournament by

:53:06. > :53:13.beating hosts Germany in the quarter-finals. They have paid back

:53:14. > :53:20.the USA in the final. Where do we go next? The chance to put it in

:53:20. > :53:25.and it was too high for Abby Wambach. That was a good ball in,

:53:25. > :53:30.floated in, not driven. Megan Rapinoe couldn't quite get there.

:53:30. > :53:40.What have the USA got now? We have seen what they had in the earlier

:53:40. > :53:50.

:53:50. > :53:54.rounds. It will be a battle to the Many were have stayed up to watch.

:53:54. > :54:04.In the States, it is getting on to afternoon and evening, many will be

:54:04. > :54:20.

:54:20. > :54:25.watching. Carli Lloyd. She hung on needed more, to put her boot

:54:25. > :54:35.straight through it. It didn't happen. She has played well all the

:54:35. > :55:05.

:55:05. > :55:15.to go. Abby Wambach has been a heroin at this tournament and on

:55:15. > :55:16.

:55:16. > :55:26.many occasions before -- heroine. Not really had a great impact on

:55:26. > :55:55.

:55:55. > :56:05.the match so far. That was cleared A good move by the keeper.

:56:05. > :56:07.

:56:07. > :56:14.brave as well. -- that was bold. Look how many Japan players are

:56:14. > :56:23.getting into the US territory now. A great ball by Homare Sawa.

:56:23. > :56:29.Another decent ball but nobody at the end of it. What a great touch.

:56:29. > :56:36.A good ball in. That might have been a little bit of a push, by the

:56:36. > :56:46.USA defender. It was Rachel Buehler, managed to fall over, that is what

:56:46. > :57:13.

:57:13. > :57:19.finals didn't do it the easy way. In 1991. They needed penalties

:57:19. > :57:29.against home soil against China in 1999. That was an exciting game to

:57:29. > :57:35.

:57:35. > :57:45.watch. I remember 99,000 being at scorer of the winning goal in a Cup

:57:45. > :58:04.

:58:05. > :58:14.game. Whoever loses that vital bit of concentration. It gets more and

:58:15. > :58:15.

:58:15. > :59:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:59:51. > :00:01.more tense. Particularly if it goes always wide. She kept it low, but

:00:01. > :00:04.

:00:04. > :00:14.always going wide. Japan's still not afraid to pass it. Some tired

:00:14. > :00:54.

:00:54. > :00:59.bodies out there now. It looks like The USA piling on pressure. Two

:00:59. > :01:09.minutes to be added on. Desperate defending by Japan, but proper

:01:09. > :01:31.

:01:31. > :01:41.centre forward by Abby Wambach this time. Got to hit the target.

:01:41. > :01:42.

:01:42. > :01:52.That was a great opportunity. Keep it down and hit the target. USA

:01:52. > :01:52.

:01:52. > :01:59.piling on the pressure, Japan equal to it. One minute of the two played.

:01:59. > :02:06.Pia Sundhage will have to get ready to deliver some words it would seem.

:02:06. > :02:11.Inspiring words. I wonder if Norio Sasaki will line up some more

:02:11. > :02:21.photographs. He will have to earn his money. They're looking tense.

:02:21. > :02:31.

:02:31. > :02:41.Well, they were until they spotted good track back from midfield. That

:02:41. > :02:48.might be it you know. When it is a one-on-one, the USA are always

:02:48. > :02:54.going to win those. Norio Sasaki is ready. Pia Sundhage is ready. The

:02:54. > :03:02.players have got to be ready for 30 more minutes. There won't be time

:03:02. > :03:07.for the throw in. We're going into extra time. In the 2011 Women's

:03:07. > :03:14.World Cup final. It will be the third final to have gone over the

:03:14. > :03:20.distance and it is all because of Aya Miyama's 81st minute equaliser.

:03:21. > :03:29.The Japanese have pulled this back from the brink. Back us us for the

:03:29. > :03:35.conclusion. It is Japan 1, USA1. There is the scene in Frankfurt a a

:03:35. > :03:38.beautiful shot and we're going to be seeing more of that stadium. We

:03:38. > :03:48.thought Morgan's superb goal would have been enough to bring home the

:03:48. > :03:53.trophy for the USA. But Aya Miyama had other ideas. Fay, this must

:03:53. > :03:58.bring back memories for you, you have been trying to win it in 90

:03:58. > :04:02.minutes and the players suffering from cramp and feeling tired. What

:04:02. > :04:06.was going through your mind at this stage? You can see the Japanese

:04:06. > :04:10.players out on their feet. It is about keeping going and keeping

:04:10. > :04:15.positive. America were leading, for Japan to come back, maybe they have

:04:15. > :04:19.the edge of thinking, we have got the momentum in this game. But I

:04:19. > :04:24.thought Japan were growing into their game towards the end. Well

:04:24. > :04:29.certainly the second half was a lot better than their first half. There

:04:29. > :04:32.was a long ball played through to Morgan and it is a fantastic finish.

:04:32. > :04:37.But Aya Miyama, she was looking to come inside and she was in the

:04:37. > :04:42.middle of the park trying to get on the ball. She has done well. A bit

:04:42. > :04:48.of a panic by the centre half to lash the ball, it has hit her own

:04:48. > :04:53.right back and fallen into the path of Aya Miyama. Morgan came on for

:04:53. > :04:57.Lauren Cheney who didn't seem to have done much wrong. She has

:04:57. > :05:03.shown... We were surprised that she went off. But it showed what a

:05:03. > :05:09.fantastic finish that was. Just the composure to take a touch, look up.

:05:09. > :05:15.She thinks she has scored the winning goal and then Japan back in

:05:15. > :05:21.it. A bit of panic at the back. I thought the USA have been

:05:21. > :05:25.disappointing at the back. It does strange thing when that finishing

:05:25. > :05:28.line is up. Now we have extra time. They have to settle down, take

:05:28. > :05:34.their drinks on board and listen to what the manager has got to say. I

:05:34. > :05:38.still feel the USA are the stronger team. They did look more physically

:05:38. > :05:44.tired at the end of the second laugh, compared to Japan. Japan

:05:44. > :05:49.just keep going. They are almost like robots, they keep going and

:05:49. > :05:53.they have this set way of playing. But I feel the USA have played the

:05:54. > :05:58.better football. Thaing will come through. Fabulous -- I think that

:05:58. > :06:03.will come through. A fabulous trophy there. There is the

:06:03. > :06:07.possibility of penalties as well. What a dramatic way to define your

:06:07. > :06:13.World Cup, having to go to penalties in the World Cup? It may

:06:13. > :06:21.not come to that. Obviously, the extra time about to start. So we

:06:21. > :06:28.wait with baited breath. Let's stpee this can get sorted -- see if

:06:28. > :06:33.this can get sorted. COMMENTATOR: The simple idea thing I I have no

:06:33. > :06:40.idea. Both teams seem to have a bit left. Look at that. It was always

:06:40. > :06:50.smiles in the Japan extra time team talk. It is all energy and positive

:06:50. > :06:58.

:06:58. > :07:06.messages from the USA. Juande Ramos real -- Christie Rampone really

:07:06. > :07:11.playing her part there as captain. 90 minutes of come tet pet tifr

:07:11. > :07:15.action. Real desire and real will to win and not one yellow card.

:07:15. > :07:20.has been a terrific game. I hope that it is won in this 30 minutes

:07:20. > :07:23.by the team that deserve to win. The USA started well, Japan have

:07:23. > :07:30.been quality in terms of their passing and looked like they were

:07:30. > :07:35.going to win it after getting the equaliser and the game's ebbed and

:07:35. > :07:45.flowed. The momentum with the USA and then the Japanese and they are

:07:45. > :07:46.

:07:46. > :07:56.slugging it out. See what happens. The referee will indicate the start

:07:56. > :08:02.

:08:02. > :08:12.of extra time. USA have only used one substitute. Alex Morgan coming

:08:12. > :08:33.

:08:33. > :08:38.on for Lauren Cheney and what an Japanese are contesting that.

:08:38. > :08:48.didn't hear the connection and then Japan, well they don't look happy

:08:48. > :09:10.

:09:10. > :09:14.their bodies on the line. Boxx with the cross and Abby Wambach with the

:09:14. > :09:21.header. Not many headed goals scored from the edge of the area,

:09:21. > :09:26.but she got a lot of power on that. The keeper was equal to it.

:09:26. > :09:36.gloves spell out the name of Hope Solo. Her time might have to come

:09:36. > :09:59.

:10:00. > :10:08.Japanese team. Everything happens in the game, and as soon as they

:10:08. > :10:18.get it, they find a team mate to pass it to. It is just unruffled.

:10:18. > :10:21.

:10:21. > :10:26.in that equaliser. I could see the Japanese getting a winner after

:10:26. > :10:36.that. But they have stood firm after the mistake for the Japan

:10:36. > :10:58.

:10:58. > :11:06.for her crossing abilities, but she has not been able to pick out Abby

:11:06. > :11:16.Wambach so far. Well she put that great ball through for Morgan. It

:11:16. > :11:51.

:11:51. > :11:57.wouldn't surprise me to see a obviously, because physically it is

:11:57. > :12:05.difficult to do that for extra time as well. But again that will put

:12:05. > :12:10.more priority on who is going to make the mistakes. She thought that

:12:10. > :12:18.had gone out and then crunched by Heather O'Reilly. That's got to be

:12:18. > :12:28.a yellow card. That is not a good challenge. The purpose of it you

:12:28. > :12:38.

:12:38. > :12:43.cowln't see. She has just gone into two teams now. Hen you have the

:12:43. > :12:48.break at the end, that is when you start to have a bit of time to have

:12:48. > :12:57.a look around and realise the importance of where you are and

:12:57. > :13:01.what you're doing. Morgan took a big chunk out of pitch there.

:13:01. > :13:08.is dangerous, she gets her body between the player and the ball,

:13:08. > :13:17.created an opportunity. But just wide. But that is the danger for

:13:17. > :13:24.Japanese. Everything's football in her world. Her boyfriend is a

:13:24. > :13:30.professional in the MLS with Seattle Sounders. A hint of a smile

:13:30. > :13:35.on the face of Norio Sasaki. don't know how he saw that. I

:13:35. > :13:39.couldn't see any difference. What a job he has done. Not only to get

:13:39. > :13:44.the team into a World Cup final, but to get them to the World Cup at

:13:44. > :13:54.all. They were struggling for training facilities in the

:13:54. > :14:08.

:14:08. > :14:13.aftermath of the terrible tsunami last under 20 World Cup and a lot

:14:13. > :14:18.of the players have grown up with him. He know how to get the players

:14:18. > :14:24.playing. Look at this, a yellow card. She had to give that, because

:14:24. > :14:32.the free kick was taken and Aya Miyama stood in front of it. It was

:14:32. > :14:37.kicked against her. That will be a yellow card. More importantly, she

:14:37. > :14:47.has scored the goal that made it 1- 1 and the reason why we're playing

:14:47. > :15:18.

:15:18. > :15:24.up to the hype. But this one has and both teams have given it their

:15:24. > :15:30.all. I can't put my money on either of them at the moment. My heart

:15:30. > :15:40.says Japan, but I think that the USA will come through strong in the

:15:40. > :16:12.

:16:12. > :16:19.Defended again by Rachel Buehler. A lot asked there of Karina Maruyama.

:16:19. > :16:29.Has had a spell playing in Japan. Rather had a spell playing in

:16:29. > :16:29.

:16:29. > :17:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:17:09. > :17:19.America. Done plenty of playing in through. But Abby Wambach cowln't

:17:19. > :17:21.

:17:21. > :17:25.bundle it home. Every time you see the Japanese get it away. I thought

:17:25. > :17:30.Abby Wambach was going to fall to the floor and the referee had a

:17:30. > :17:40.decision to make. But she stayed on her feet. That is refreshing to see.

:17:40. > :17:52.

:17:52. > :17:57.Not if you're a USA supporter got to be more accurate. If she

:17:57. > :18:01.gets her head on it, it is more than likely to be a goal. But

:18:01. > :18:11.creating the opportunity has been difficult and full credit to Japan

:18:11. > :18:35.

:18:35. > :18:45.think as he -- just lost her footing I think as she hit it.

:18:45. > :19:05.

:19:05. > :19:10.cross or shot. She couldn't decide than that. I wonder whether Abby

:19:10. > :19:15.Wambach, I am sure it would take something mechanical to haul her

:19:15. > :19:20.off. But we are told she has been struggling with an injury. She has

:19:20. > :19:26.already done extra tile and then some once. There is no way you will

:19:26. > :19:35.drag her off the pitch. She is like Kelly Smith, she will stay on the

:19:35. > :19:44.pitch whatever it takes. Abby Wambach hasn't looked massively

:19:44. > :19:50.mobile. But no change there. looks even less so with the

:19:50. > :20:00.Japanese players around her, who are extremely mobile. That is

:20:00. > :20:10.Japan's throw. No, two balls on the pitch, that is the retake. Three

:20:10. > :20:27.

:20:27. > :20:33.minutes to go of the first period been excellent and the differences

:20:33. > :20:43.between the top teams and the so- called lesser teams is maul now and

:20:43. > :21:10.

:21:10. > :21:16.makes for better -- small now and Wambach, four goals in the finals,

:21:16. > :21:20.four headers planted in. In the end that was a great header, but I feel

:21:20. > :21:25.sorry for the Japanese defenders, they have defended as the ball came

:21:26. > :21:29.in so well. That was a great defending header, but the ball just

:21:29. > :21:34.keeps coming back in and Abby Wambach found herself a bit of

:21:34. > :21:40.space. As the ball's going to fall to her like this, she ain't going

:21:40. > :21:44.to miss. Nobody marking her, great header. It has been coming, but I

:21:44. > :21:48.think Japan has defended so well and they have got really close to

:21:48. > :21:53.Abby Wambach. As soon as she gets herself on her own with with nobody

:21:53. > :22:03.around her, she is not going to miss from there. It had to come for

:22:03. > :22:12.

:22:12. > :22:17.her. It is her 13th goal at the again. They have one minute and

:22:17. > :22:26.another 15 to do that. They have shown they're capable of scoring

:22:26. > :22:33.and I don't think it is over yet. Norio's notes. 122 international

:22:33. > :22:38.goals. 50 of those scored with her head. Does help that you're six

:22:38. > :22:48.foot though. Most of the women in women's football are a lot smaller.

:22:48. > :22:51.

:22:51. > :23:00.But taking nothing away from her, obviously. Japan have just got to

:23:00. > :23:05.go for it now and be a bit more direct with their passing. Half

:23:05. > :23:09.time in extra time. A quick turn around and then Japan have to try

:23:09. > :23:18.and turn this around. Abby Wambach stands to be the match winner in

:23:18. > :23:25.the 2011 women's World Cup final. Trade mark header. It is Japan 1,

:23:25. > :23:30.USA2. Abby Wambach, who else, it was the last few minutes of second

:23:30. > :23:35.half of extra time we could be secure that would be the winner.

:23:35. > :23:41.But there is 15 minutes left. Did you see that coming, Martin. Did

:23:41. > :23:46.you feel the USA still had the energy and the momentum? No the

:23:46. > :23:51.tempo of the game dropped. It was as if the players were pacing

:23:51. > :23:58.themselves for another 30 minutes. Now, the emphasis is with Japan

:23:58. > :24:08.they have to go for it. It there will be gaps at the back and the

:24:08. > :24:09.

:24:09. > :24:15.USA may get another one. Just getting our breath back after that.

:24:15. > :24:19.15 more minutes of the word cup to go. And maybe a few more kicks of

:24:20. > :24:29.the ball after that. We will need a goal for Japan for that to happen.

:24:30. > :24:30.

:24:30. > :25:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:25:22. > :25:27.being watched with presidential approval on the other side of the

:25:27. > :25:37.Atlantic. Barack Obama sent via Twitter and more official means I

:25:37. > :25:48.

:25:48. > :25:53.am sure, a message of good luck to "Ing that should have been her

:25:53. > :25:59.team's throw in. The weight of the nation will be behind Japan as well

:25:59. > :26:04.as the US nation. Talking of presidents. Things are changing in

:26:04. > :26:12.the United States, why not? Both very proud nations the USA and

:26:12. > :26:18.Japan for different reasons at the moment. I'm sure they will still

:26:18. > :26:28.slug it out to the finish. I don't think it is over yet. Obviously not

:26:28. > :26:28.

:26:28. > :26:33.over, but I think there may be some twists and turns to come. Another

:26:33. > :26:43.nine minutes left of the regulation game when Japan equalised. Another

:26:43. > :27:02.

:27:02. > :27:08.Again the ball is pin balling around the USA penalty area. Mizuho

:27:08. > :27:13.Sakaguchi was back in. Just panic setting in the USA six yard box.

:27:13. > :27:23.That's got to be a foul on the edge of the area, but the USA come away

:27:23. > :27:23.

:27:23. > :28:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:28:13. > :28:23.But Hope sow low just watched it go -- Solo just watched it go over the

:28:23. > :28:23.

:28:23. > :29:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:29:16. > :29:23.it is shepherded behind for a goal kick. Some of you might be tuning

:29:23. > :29:27.in for something else excellent that comes from America, Family Guy.

:29:27. > :29:34.That will follow the conclusion of this fantastic Women's World Cup

:29:34. > :29:44.final, which at the moment is going the USA's way. Good, that means I

:29:44. > :29:44.

:29:44. > :30:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:30:43. > :30:48.best to throw this away. Across by Yukari Kinga and it is headed wide.

:30:48. > :30:55.Yuki Nagasato going away from goal. A how on earth did that not go in.

:30:55. > :31:01.As the ball was played in, it was missed by everybody. There wasn't a

:31:01. > :31:08.Japanese player on the end of it to put it in. The USA were lucky there.

:31:08. > :31:15.Then they messed it up. Some of this is not world Cup defending.

:31:15. > :31:25.Trying to be effective but trying a bit too hard. Probably difficult to

:31:25. > :31:40.

:31:40. > :31:45.they will take plenty of time about Beijing, shortly after taking over.

:31:45. > :31:53.Is she now going to be the first non-American coach of the women's

:31:53. > :32:02.national team to lead them into the World Cup. In her inimitable style,

:32:02. > :32:11.relaxed. It has worked, a much more open, approachable team, less of

:32:11. > :32:17.the arrogance. They have had to be, to play the game with more humility.

:32:17. > :32:21.Because they are not winning the World Cups. Tobin Heath is coming

:32:21. > :32:26.on. A great reception for Megan Rapinoe. We she has had a great

:32:26. > :32:36.World Cup. Not as effective today. She made the first goal. But she

:32:36. > :32:36.

:32:36. > :33:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:33:40. > :33:46.Kinga. And cleared by Christie Rampone. That might have been the

:33:46. > :33:51.chance. They will do well to get on better. The touch she got on it was

:33:51. > :33:59.not in the right direction. What a great ball. A first touch to it but

:33:59. > :34:09.Christie Rampone did extremely well Ben. She was reaching for it. But

:34:09. > :34:25.

:34:25. > :34:31.it wasn't in the right direction in this game. Trying to get her

:34:31. > :34:41.fair share! Five minutes to go. A bit of time added on. Demonstrated

:34:41. > :34:48.quite clearly by the referee Bibiana Steinhaus. When Hope Solo

:34:49. > :34:58.recovers, it will be a Japan corner and represents another chance. Hope

:34:59. > :35:23.

:35:23. > :35:29.Solo is OK. Fierce instructions for Japan. An unbelievable goal. A

:35:29. > :35:37.great ball in and she was first to it. No chance, Hope Solo. No wonder

:35:37. > :35:47.she is smiling. This incredible final takes another turn. A great

:35:47. > :35:47.

:35:47. > :35:57.ball in and she stuck her lead that, no chance for Hope Solo. -- stuck

:35:57. > :36:06.

:36:06. > :36:11.breath, never mind everybody else. Just over three minutes left.

:36:11. > :36:17.Fitting that it should be Homare Sawa. The golden goal of Japanese

:36:17. > :36:27.football. She has had a terrific match defensively. She wanted to

:36:27. > :36:43.

:36:43. > :36:53.scored. -- The talisman. That thrown it was too quick. -- throw-

:36:53. > :36:53.

:36:53. > :37:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:37:51. > :38:01.Solo? She has a big part to play in young thing of their team. Karina

:38:01. > :38:06.

:38:06. > :38:16.Maruyama, the substitute, is a penalty, one presumes. If we get

:38:16. > :38:16.

:38:16. > :39:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds

:39:06. > :39:14.there. Abby Wambach has put its Denied right on the edge of the

:39:14. > :39:19.penalty area. It is a USA free kick. A yellow card as well for

:39:19. > :39:26.Iwashimizu. That is a shame, she has defended so well and put

:39:26. > :39:31.herself on the line. She has been sent off! The card was red. She has

:39:31. > :39:40.done extremely well. A last ditch tackle. I don't know whether she

:39:40. > :39:46.got the ball. She took the player. It is a good decision. It is a

:39:46. > :39:51.shame it is a red card. Rules are rules. An opportunity for the USA.

:39:51. > :39:56.You can hear the shock around the stadium. I think the referee,

:39:56. > :40:01.Bibiana Steinhaus, but it right, no room for sentiment. The first ever

:40:01. > :40:06.red card in a Women's World Cup final, for the Japan's women's

:40:06. > :40:13.national team in a World Cup match. Two more minutes to go. Japan have

:40:13. > :40:20.ten players. One of their key strong players is out. Eight

:40:20. > :40:30.players in the wall! Is this the World Cup final when the moment? A

:40:30. > :40:45.

:40:45. > :40:50.long conversation going on. Trying Heath who had a go. Couldn't get

:40:50. > :40:56.through the massed ranks of Japanese defenders. The pinnacle of

:40:56. > :41:02.these women's football careers, they're giving everything. They

:41:02. > :41:12.just didn't fall, they threw themselves into runs a bet -- it in

:41:12. > :41:19.

:41:19. > :41:29.time we hear the missile -- whistle. We have played two minutes of extra

:41:29. > :41:34.

:41:34. > :41:40.to jelly. The World Cup final is going all the way. It is a lottery

:41:40. > :41:45.from 12 yards to come. Uncharted territory for Japan. The USA have

:41:45. > :41:55.already done it this way once at this World Cup. Who does it now?

:41:55. > :42:00.

:42:00. > :42:06.Homare Sawa wins the Golden Boot. Will she be winning the World Cup

:42:06. > :42:11.trophy with a team in 12 minutes? Who can predict what will happen in

:42:11. > :42:15.this shoot-out? All we know that the USA have the experience of a

:42:15. > :42:20.shoot-out in this tournament, against Brazil. That has to count

:42:20. > :42:24.mentally for something. They know what to expect, they have come

:42:24. > :42:29.through one already. I believe they already have a structure in place

:42:29. > :42:37.of who takes. Obviously, Japan have done amazing to fight back twice

:42:37. > :42:41.from behind. You can't tell it either way. There is something

:42:41. > :42:50.about the Japanese that will not give up. They are still doing

:42:50. > :42:59.tactics even though the game has finished. Hope Solo is getting

:42:59. > :43:03.treatment for her energy. -- at her injury. She did produce an

:43:03. > :43:13.incredible save against Brazil, she was their hero. More heroics from

:43:13. > :43:18.

:43:18. > :43:22.Howard, Faye? She is an ex Dowding -- outstanding keeper. She is

:43:23. > :43:30.really going to have to do it for her team now. This is the first

:43:30. > :43:33.time that chap has smiled. Nothing to lose. Be positive. Abby Wambach

:43:33. > :43:42.getting the first goal in extra- time which we thought might be the

:43:42. > :43:49.winner for the USA. This is exactly what she is very good at. She bides

:43:49. > :43:59.her time. Here, she stands still, a fantastic header. I really like the

:43:59. > :44:01.

:44:01. > :44:07.work rate of more than when she came on. A great build up of play.

:44:07. > :44:11.To score from a corner against America, it big thing for Japan.

:44:11. > :44:16.Let us go back to Frankfurt and the drama of the build up to a penalty

:44:16. > :44:22.shoot-out. It might hit them, and unfair way to win a World Cup. But

:44:22. > :44:28.they are good drama. Let us handover to Guy Mowbray and Lucy

:44:28. > :44:32.Ward. Thank you. Apologies to Faye, I

:44:32. > :44:41.absolutely love them. You could not get a more dramatic way to settle a

:44:41. > :44:49.sporting contest. Yes, it is cruel. Yes, it is pretty much a lottery.

:44:49. > :44:56.It is great to watch if you can bear to watch. The USA, and Japan.

:44:56. > :45:02.Twice the USA lead, twice Japan came back to equalise. Which set of

:45:03. > :45:09.players can keep the coolest of heads? Simple enough, apply the

:45:09. > :45:15.ball into the net from 12 yards out. Easier said than done. It has been

:45:15. > :45:22.a fantastic game. It is a shame that need their team, neither needs

:45:22. > :45:28.to lose in a penalty shoot-out. It has been absolutely fantastic. I

:45:28. > :45:33.actually saw him smile! He was obviously saying come enjoy it,

:45:33. > :45:40.this is why you play football, why you live. What an unbelievable

:45:40. > :45:45.occasion for these players. Whatever happens, Norio Sasaki has

:45:45. > :45:51.to be hailed a hero back home. the brink of winning a World Cup.

:45:51. > :46:01.You would guess the USA would kick the same order that scored all

:46:01. > :46:03.

:46:03. > :46:13.fight against Brazil. -- all five. Shannon Boxx this is! One of the

:46:13. > :46:16.

:46:16. > :46:23.most experienced players on the pitch! - Shannon Boxx misses! For a

:46:23. > :46:30.advantage, Japan. A great save. They will have studied each other's

:46:31. > :46:35.penalty-takers. Well done. Kaihori gears Japan the break. America has

:46:35. > :46:45.order will have to change somewhat because Megan Rapinoe has been

:46:45. > :46:54.

:46:54. > :46:59.Miyama never misses. The player who took us to extra time. She puts

:46:59. > :47:05.Japan in front. It is about keeping your nerve. Technically she is

:47:05. > :47:15.brilliant. She sent Hope Solo the wrong way. She is happy with that.

:47:15. > :47:30.

:47:30. > :47:34.top! It has to be Japan's to throw away now. You can see from the way

:47:34. > :47:43.she lined up she was going to blast it. She got her foot right

:47:43. > :47:50.underneath that. Five taken, five scored against Brazil. Now, we are

:47:50. > :47:58.down to just two, zero out of two for the United States. Just keep

:47:58. > :48:08.your nerve. Yuki Nagasato. Plays football in

:48:08. > :48:12.

:48:12. > :48:17.Germany. With FFC Turbine Potsdam. is life left in this shoot-out yet.

:48:17. > :48:21.He did think that if Hope Solo does go the right way, she is such a big

:48:21. > :48:24.frame for a keeper she will save it. That was a poor penalty,

:48:24. > :48:33.disappointing. They have the advantage and still have the

:48:33. > :48:43.advantage. It has to go in. Abby Wambach took third against Brazil.

:48:43. > :48:43.

:48:43. > :48:50.Tobin Heath has not been on the field long. Saved again by Kaihori!

:48:50. > :48:54.This is unbelievable. That is another, that is a good save. You

:48:54. > :49:00.go the right way, you've got a chance because it's not in the

:49:01. > :49:06.corner. These are not good penalties by the USA. They are

:49:06. > :49:16.nervous penalties. There will be some nervous soccer fans back in

:49:16. > :49:28.

:49:28. > :49:34.means it is Japan's World Cup. despite Hope Solo's best efforts.

:49:34. > :49:41.2-0 Japan after three penalties each. She hit it hard enough but

:49:41. > :49:48.didn't get enough of a hand on it, Hope Solo. It's neat end. Japan are

:49:48. > :49:56.clearer -- closer. Kaihori has said two. Abby Wambach for the USA, she

:49:56. > :50:06.scores. A great penalty. She has done her job tonight. She keeps it

:50:06. > :50:25.

:50:26. > :50:34.alive. But possibly only for one back. Only 20 years old. Very

:50:34. > :50:39.carefully. Hope Solo is the darling of US women's football. Now is the

:50:39. > :50:46.time to really earned that title. Sportsmanship there, trying to

:50:46. > :50:52.delay, keep the pressure. To make history. History is made! The first

:50:52. > :50:56.Asian team to win the Women's World Cup! They have defied the odds.

:50:56. > :51:04.They have caused another sensational footballing upset in

:51:04. > :51:08.Germany. First the hosts. Now the No. 1 ranked team in the world, has

:51:08. > :51:13.fallen to the skills of the Japanese. Brilliant, absolutely

:51:13. > :51:17.brilliant. They have played out of their skins all the way through the

:51:17. > :51:23.tournament. Today they have shown so much heart, and prowess, they

:51:23. > :51:27.have done extremely well. They held their nerves in the penalties

:51:27. > :51:34.against one of the best teams on penalties in the world. Hope Solo

:51:34. > :51:39.consoled by her legions of American fans. As Japan and Japanese

:51:39. > :51:44.football goes into hysterical meltdown. This has been an

:51:44. > :51:48.astonishing World Cup. It has had the most unbelievable ending. And

:51:48. > :51:54.the Women's World Cup has a new name on the trophy. The name of

:51:54. > :52:01.Japan whose coach Norio Sasaki said from at said they were coming to

:52:01. > :52:11.journey not to play but to win. They have won the entire tournament.

:52:11. > :52:22.

:52:22. > :52:28.They have now shown they keep their You saw that coming, didn't you,

:52:28. > :52:33.what an incredible game. With hindsight we can say Japan never

:52:33. > :52:38.ever gave up. It was an incredible fight by them, incredible

:52:38. > :52:46.determination. I didn't predict that one. We thought America would

:52:46. > :52:50.be too strong. Japan were fantastic. Faye didn't. Largely because she

:52:50. > :52:55.wanted to save England had Burton - - had beaten the World Cup

:52:55. > :53:01.champions. This World Cup has given results he wouldn't have predicted.

:53:01. > :53:05.They beat Germany, an impressive Swedish team to get it. Now America,

:53:06. > :53:12.coming back twice from behind. The dramas of the penalties and to hold

:53:12. > :53:19.their nerve. America had been in that position. The pressure is

:53:19. > :53:24.unbelievable. If you look at the Americans, their penalties, they

:53:24. > :53:29.try to thunder it into the net but the Japanese were clever. Waiting

:53:29. > :53:33.for the keeper to move. They showed more bottle and they deserved it. I

:53:33. > :53:40.thought the USA would take it comfortably but in the end Japan

:53:40. > :53:45.had tremendous resolve. They looked so relaxed. Their final hurdle,

:53:45. > :53:52.laughing and joking. They looked like they had a strategy over

:53:52. > :53:56.penalties. It was nice to see them all, their teamwork. That came

:53:56. > :54:00.across in the penalties. We thought America were mentally stronger. I

:54:00. > :54:09.thought they would score every single penalty. They didn't. Japan

:54:09. > :54:12.took control. A fantastic game. us go back, it seems like hours ago,

:54:12. > :54:22.when Alex Morgan scored that goal which we thought, the way the game

:54:22. > :54:24.

:54:24. > :54:28.was going, that this was perhaps their own box. This is probably

:54:28. > :54:34.what they are best at. The ball over the top. In this position, she

:54:34. > :54:39.is fantastic, really strong. The power she got into that. A fitting

:54:39. > :54:43.goal to win any World Cup, she stayed onside, good movement. Japan

:54:43. > :54:51.might think they should have done better. It doesn't matter now. A

:54:51. > :54:56.fantastic finish from this young player. It is the way America

:54:56. > :55:06.defended really well. They got players behind the ball. She is

:55:06. > :55:10.delighted with that. A great moment for her but it wasn't to be. Miyama

:55:10. > :55:17.stood up and kept Japan in this World Cup final but not much time

:55:17. > :55:23.to go, in the second half of normal time. Japan, fittingly, got their

:55:23. > :55:28.chance to go into extra time. second half, they built into the

:55:28. > :55:34.game. And the first half for America, they could have been a

:55:34. > :55:44.couple of goals up. We thought there were not many players to find.

:55:44. > :55:45.

:55:45. > :55:52.A good finish. A comedy of errors. She came in from the wing. Looking

:55:52. > :55:57.for scratch really. It shows you really in this situation, been in

:55:57. > :56:04.the right place at the right time, being calm defending. The USA

:56:04. > :56:08.panicked and they got punished. She swipes at that. That was a very

:56:08. > :56:13.scruffy goal to concede at that stage of the game. It is about

:56:13. > :56:19.being in the right place at the right time. Japan's had a belief.

:56:19. > :56:24.They never gave up. The journey they have had going into that final

:56:24. > :56:29.game. Going into extra time, it felt like the Japanese have the

:56:29. > :56:36.energy, the resolve going into that extra time because, when you have

:56:36. > :56:40.scored late on, you sometimes have that extra lift. But, Abby Wambach

:56:40. > :56:44.stands up and scores a trademark header. She didn't look like she

:56:44. > :56:50.would get her goal tonight. So often when they struck a stand

:56:50. > :56:54.still, it is difficult. She peeled away and stands. The defender

:56:54. > :56:59.switches off. Like good strikers, they punished you. The Japanese

:56:59. > :57:09.defenders have been doing well. They were getting their head two

:57:09. > :57:14.

:57:14. > :57:21.crosses. -- to crosses. Great work by Morgan out wide. The 50th headed

:57:21. > :57:29.goal for the United States. She is some player. But it wasn't enough

:57:29. > :57:33.because Japan just kept on going. At that point, as you get into the

:57:33. > :57:36.second half of extra time, thinking maybe their chance isn't going to

:57:36. > :57:44.come. It is fitting that the characters who have created this

:57:44. > :57:53.amazing final, it was Homare Sawa. She scored similar goals. Against

:57:53. > :57:57.Mexico, she scored with her head. That is from the training field.

:57:57. > :58:02.She delivers it right into the area she knows she is going to be

:58:02. > :58:07.running in. To step up in a game of that importance, with five goals in

:58:07. > :58:15.the tournament. She is the Golden Boot winner. She has done

:58:15. > :58:21.magnificently. Twice the USA had been pegged back and didn't have a

:58:21. > :58:25.pair in their team to pass it. The only know one way, a high tempo.

:58:25. > :58:29.They lacked that flair player in the middle to keep it at times and

:58:29. > :58:39.they got punished. They will walk away from this, a lifetime

:58:39. > :58:39.

:58:39. > :58:46.opportunity, a missed opportunity to win a World Cup. Right near the

:58:46. > :58:50.end, a couple of minutes to hold that. America are known for their

:58:50. > :59:00.willingness to work hard and did dip, for their mentality, but they

:59:00. > :59:10.met their match. All credit to Japan. You could say that was a

:59:10. > :59:11.

:59:11. > :59:19.professional foul. Morgan it scores in that position normally.

:59:19. > :59:24.replay shows more than just gets her foot. We should have a look at

:59:24. > :59:28.some of the key penalties. A penalty shoot-out like no other. On

:59:28. > :59:34.the back of their incredible shoot- out against Brazil, full of

:59:34. > :59:42.confidence, world class penalty- takers. Shannon Boxx missed a

:59:42. > :59:46.penalty against Brazil. She was always going to go that way. Carli

:59:46. > :59:56.Lloyd, normally so good in her placement. You can't describe the

:59:56. > :00:01.

:00:01. > :00:06.it can happen to them. Japan, we said they were like robots, that

:00:06. > :00:11.was a fantastic penalty to win it as well. Centre half as well.

:00:11. > :00:15.was so cool. You see the togetherness there. You saw in the

:00:15. > :00:19.huddle before the penalties, the manager got them in and composed

:00:19. > :00:27.and smiling. For women's football to have a new name on the trophy

:00:27. > :00:33.and the first winner from Asia as well, just showing how the sport

:00:33. > :00:37.has spread the globe and it is truly a global game.: this

:00:37. > :00:44.tournament has shown the gaps between the Best is ninely. Before

:00:44. > :00:49.it was America and Germany. Now we can say we were beaten. We beat

:00:49. > :00:53.Japan! That is a real positive for England. When we look back on the

:00:54. > :00:59.tournament and how we performed, but it has been so close and team

:00:59. > :01:03.have been -- teams have been beating each other. That is what

:01:03. > :01:09.you want, it to be so competitive that any team feels they can go on

:01:09. > :01:15.and win. Great for people to get engaged in it. When you're trying

:01:15. > :01:19.to get new people watch the sport. This is an unbelievable advert for

:01:19. > :01:23.it. This gives the English team, you must be thinking that, there is

:01:23. > :01:27.an opportunity to win the Olympics. Without question. You're so close

:01:27. > :01:33.to have won this. We take confidence from the performances we

:01:33. > :01:37.have put in, also prior to the tournament and we have young, good

:01:37. > :01:41.players that can make a massive difference. We're only growing.

:01:41. > :01:49.fact that England have beat, America, Sweden and Japan, it shows

:01:49. > :01:57.how far we have come. Learning the experience from major tournaments

:01:57. > :02:03.as well. Is Sa War -- Sawa you're player of the tournament. Yes it is

:02:03. > :02:10.her fifth one and to come up with important goals. As a centre

:02:10. > :02:16.midfielder. Yes I think she has done well. She did well defensively.

:02:16. > :02:21.She wasn't able to get the late runs in to sup fort forwards, but

:02:21. > :02:27.from set pieces they have shown they're masters and I would do for

:02:27. > :02:32.her. I have been impressed with her, but Sawa from that performance to

:02:32. > :02:38.step up in a big game. Wambach could almost play in men's football,

:02:38. > :02:44.if I'm allowed to say that, she is that strong. All credit to Japan

:02:44. > :02:49.that they managed to stop her. showed size didn't matter, Martin,

:02:49. > :02:54.we thought the physicalty of the USA would overpower Japan. But

:02:54. > :03:01.there is Sawa with her fifth goal and wh a crucial goal it was. Her

:03:01. > :03:07.fifth world cup, her fifth goal and a golden boot. We're getting ready

:03:07. > :03:14.now for the presentation of the trophy. Let's, there is Abby

:03:14. > :03:24.Wambach. She has come third, the bronze boot. The golden glove award

:03:24. > :03:24.

:03:24. > :03:34.going to Hope Solo. Hope Solo's hands delivering the golden glove.

:03:34. > :03:43.

:03:43. > :03:52.COMMENTATOR: Hope Solo just about raising a smile. Some things have

:03:52. > :03:56.raised a smile for me. The boos for Sepp Blatter. And for Marta, the

:03:56. > :04:05.Brazilian who is back home, at the mention she had won the silver

:04:05. > :04:12.award. Sawa has been up to get the golden boot award and the FIFA fair

:04:12. > :04:18.play award, espite the red card, Japan getting that FIFA fair play

:04:18. > :04:23.award that. Is too much for Hope sow low. She goes to get another

:04:23. > :04:33.award. I think that is the best player of the tournament. No the

:04:33. > :04:36.

:04:36. > :04:44.bronze ball, the third best player at the tournament. Abby Wambach

:04:44. > :04:51.getting the silver ball award. We know who the winner is going to be,

:04:51. > :04:57.Homare Sawa of Japan. Getting all the minor awards out of the way.

:04:57. > :05:03.Look at Hope Solo, she is inconsolable. Here is Homare Sawa,

:05:03. > :05:06.golden ball, golden boot, Japan's golden player. And se has lacked

:05:06. > :05:13.surprised every time she has been called upon to take the podium.

:05:13. > :05:19.They have won it fairly, with some style and with a great deal of lieu

:05:19. > :05:24.millty. They have made a lot of friends along the way. -- humility.

:05:24. > :05:29.They have won the fair play award, pause that is the way they play.

:05:29. > :05:34.They play and they pass the ball and play with smiles on their faces.

:05:34. > :05:43.Something we mentioned a few times and has been mentioned extensively,

:05:43. > :05:50.Japan after the heartache and tragedy of march's - March's earl

:05:50. > :05:56.earthquake and tsunami, the count tri -- count trihas at least had a

:05:56. > :06:02.sporting lift. A sport only played nationally by an organised national

:06:02. > :06:07.team since 198. The rise of Japanese women's football has been

:06:07. > :06:16.remarkable. -- 1986. Delegates from Europe and England played a key

:06:16. > :06:20.part in getting them off the ground in the 1980s. And goodness me they

:06:20. > :06:25.have accelerated. They have overtaken and beaten the lot in

:06:25. > :06:30.this World Cup. The lot except England - we should get that in!

:06:30. > :06:34.Like Fay says it shows how far I think have come. They're close to

:06:34. > :06:39.these teams, they have beaten them and it is only good for women's

:06:39. > :06:44.football in our country and the world. Just looking at the USA

:06:44. > :06:51.going up for their second placed medals, it is not good feeling.

:06:51. > :06:56.some of the player, Boxx, Wambach and Solo it might be their last

:06:56. > :07:01.chance. They grew up watching their idols win this thing. Now, well it

:07:01. > :07:04.looks as though they're destined to be the generation that misses out.

:07:04. > :07:08.I think this generation feels that is constantly put down their

:07:08. > :07:12.throats about the 1999 team and how good they were. But this is a good

:07:12. > :07:17.team and they have done well. They have had the rub of the green as we

:07:17. > :07:22.have gone along to beat Brazil and score in extra time to equalise and

:07:22. > :07:27.win on penalties and do well on penalties, but not so well tonight.

:07:27. > :07:32.These are good play irs and the margin between success and --

:07:32. > :07:37.players and the margin between success and failure is so tight.

:07:37. > :07:41.Pia Sundhage will be fleg Mattick about it all once the dust has

:07:41. > :07:48.settled. We did catch a few words with her before the presentation

:07:48. > :07:52.serplonies began. She couldn't put a finger -- ceremonies began. She

:07:52. > :07:57.couldn't put her finger on why the team lost. But tonight the rub of

:07:57. > :08:07.the green was not with them. The usual nerves of steel at the back

:08:07. > :08:09.

:08:09. > :08:15.weren't with them. As Lucy has said, they have won so many friends doing

:08:15. > :08:25.it. Stylish football on the floor football. They have done it the

:08:25. > :08:32.

:08:32. > :08:39.right way. Homare Sawa will be the last in line to lift that trophy

:08:39. > :08:49.home. Norio Sasaki appointed after the last World Cup. He led the team

:08:49. > :08:51.to fourth in the Beijing Olympics. He said several times about the

:08:51. > :08:56.preparation being so difficult after the disaster in the country.

:08:56. > :09:02.He wasn't sure if he could gate team properly prepared to come hear.

:09:02. > :09:07.-- get a team properly prepared to come here. They have Dom with --

:09:07. > :09:17.come with limited preparation, but they have just played football.

:09:17. > :09:19.

:09:19. > :09:27.Just enjoyed watching them. smiles on the faces of every single

:09:27. > :09:37.Japanese player. Not an old team. With the exception of Homare Sawa,

:09:37. > :09:42.nobody is the wrong side of 30. Apart from the reserve goalkeeper

:09:42. > :09:47.who in the World Cups in 1999 and 2003. I don't suppose she will mind

:09:47. > :09:54.now. Don't think she will be back in Canada in four years time. When

:09:54. > :09:59.the World Cup has been expanded from 16 to 24 teams. Even more for

:10:00. > :10:09.us to enjoy hopefully. Norio Sasaki, barring a miracle I'm sure will

:10:10. > :10:10.

:10:10. > :10:15.still be in charge of the Japan side. Homare Sawa gets a hug from

:10:15. > :10:19.Steffi Jones. Homare Sawa has collected every prize available to

:10:19. > :10:25.her tonight. What a fantastic footballer, captain of a team that

:10:25. > :10:31.has been a great advert for the women's game, as has been this

:10:31. > :10:37.entire tournament. Organised quite brilliantly by Germany. Contested

:10:37. > :10:47.sue pshly by all the nations -- superb ly by all the nation here

:10:47. > :11:11.

:11:11. > :11:16.and won for the first time by Japan, Everyone of the players to get

:11:16. > :11:20.their hands on that trophy, despite the coach's confidence pre-

:11:20. > :11:25.tournament. I don't suppose with the possible exception of Sawa

:11:25. > :11:31.there were many in this squad who believed they would go the full

:11:31. > :11:37.distance? And they even celebrate politely. Not too overthe top.

:11:37. > :11:47.Brilliant. Well deserved. Says it all. Japan, FIFA women's World Cup

:11:47. > :11:52.

:11:52. > :11:56.winners, 2011 and haven't they entertained us? We said how much

:11:56. > :12:06.this would mean to Japan after the tsunami and the earthquake. They

:12:06. > :12:07.

:12:07. > :12:11.won the fair play award and they This is a change in women's

:12:11. > :12:20.football. In the past it has been about power and pace, now it is

:12:20. > :12:23.going back to the technical side. Barcelona, winning everything, it

:12:23. > :12:30.is fitting women's football has gone the same way. All credit to

:12:30. > :12:34.them, they will go back to their country as heroes. It reinforces

:12:34. > :12:38.the game of football around the world, the women's game. Sepp

:12:38. > :12:42.Blatter will be particularly pleased this game has been one by

:12:43. > :12:47.Japan. You were playing in a World Cup in China four years ago, you

:12:48. > :12:51.saw how much they embraced the World Cup there. The Asian market

:12:51. > :12:56.if you like for women's football. Did you get a sense there was an

:12:56. > :13:06.appetite? You could tell by the amount of people who came to watch

:13:06. > :13:07.

:13:08. > :13:16.the Games. Fault stadiums. The sport was fantastic. It is great. -

:13:16. > :13:20.- Full stadiums. The star of this World Cup has been one, how will it

:13:21. > :13:25.attract more goals to play? I was reading an interview by Homare Sawa,

:13:26. > :13:31.she said it was cold wet dream, to use this to is by young goals to

:13:31. > :13:38.get involved. You see in other sports, when someone succeeds, how

:13:38. > :13:44.it can ignite the passion of young goals and get more people playing.

:13:44. > :13:49.They will certainly build on that. Do you think, you have been saying

:13:49. > :13:54.this, it is great to see a game playing -- at a team playing with

:13:54. > :13:58.skill and not relying on power and size. Everyone had written them off

:13:58. > :14:03.against America and Germany. In the first half we were thinking, it

:14:03. > :14:08.could be three goals to America. Like you said, they kept belief in

:14:08. > :14:15.the way they played. They grew into the match. Their fitness, their

:14:15. > :14:21.work ethic, their humility, their dignity. We shared a hotel with

:14:21. > :14:25.them. They are very polite people. Going around every match with

:14:25. > :14:35.banners saying, they queue for the support. You can see how much it

:14:35. > :14:37.

:14:37. > :14:46.meant to them. It is a fairy-tale. And you want to say you beat the

:14:46. > :14:51.world champions. As you say, England beat them 2-0. A game

:14:51. > :14:56.England seemed to come to life and started playing how we expected in

:14:56. > :15:02.this tournament. And made Japan look quite ordinary. That is

:15:02. > :15:09.something England can take into the next stage of qualifiers. Because

:15:09. > :15:13.they did beat the world champions. What will the Tom and have done for

:15:13. > :15:16.the game in this country, attracting more women into the

:15:16. > :15:23.game? Attracting people to watch the women's Super League which

:15:23. > :15:31.resumes next week? We said 2011 would be enormous for women's

:15:31. > :15:35.football. A tournament like this, with it being shown on TV, a great

:15:35. > :15:43.coverage and in the press. Hopefully it will inspire young

:15:43. > :15:51.goals to play and for people to watch. It starts next week, the

:15:51. > :15:59.second part of the WSL. It peaks with a major tournament, and dies

:15:59. > :16:03.away. It is keeping the interest. You can be particularly proud, we

:16:03. > :16:09.are now when the top three in the world, it is that close. With a

:16:09. > :16:14.little bit more luck. The manager was growing into the tournament as

:16:14. > :16:19.well, getting better decisions. So many good performances we can be

:16:19. > :16:27.proud of. A Japanese coach said it was a major plus for him or his

:16:27. > :16:32.players were fit and healthy, he had a full squad to choose from.

:16:32. > :16:37.Sometimes you need that fortune as well. You mentioned that was the

:16:37. > :16:47.turning point for the Japan team. When they got beaten by England,

:16:47. > :16:47.

:16:47. > :16:52.that changed their mentality. How they needed to play against Germany.

:16:52. > :16:56.He had quite a precise idea of where he would bite to finish. That

:16:56. > :17:03.shows again how tight this tournament has been. A lot of

:17:03. > :17:07.tweets have come in with great praise for Japan. Sid says, what a

:17:07. > :17:14.game to promote women's football. I have to Italy enjoyed the three

:17:14. > :17:17.weeks. So many positive tweets, people enjoying seeing the teams.

:17:17. > :17:23.The areas respect for women's football, you can see the technical

:17:23. > :17:28.ability. They deserve that. The England team as well, we can

:17:28. > :17:34.compete on that stage. It makes it a great spectacle. It is now

:17:34. > :17:41.earning the respect it deserves. couple of tweets. If you from

:17:41. > :17:49.people you know. Ellen White, aged inspiration and amazing captain for

:17:49. > :17:52.England. Lots of others coming in as well. Thank you so much. There

:17:52. > :17:55.were times this week you didn't want to come on but we really

:17:55. > :18:01.appreciate you being here and Cherie your knowledge of the

:18:01. > :18:06.tournament with us. Martin, a pleasure to work with you. Sue,

:18:07. > :18:12.hopefully our paths will cross again. Thank you very much. That is

:18:12. > :18:17.it, a fabulous Final, Japan the winners. A wonderful three weeks

:18:17. > :18:21.for women's football. Just maybe England and Faye White will be

:18:21. > :18:31.lifting the trophy in 2015 in Canada. Thank you all for watching

:18:31. > :18:35.

:18:35. > :18:45.COMMENTATOR: England are off and running in the World Cup.

:18:45. > :18:58.

:18:58. > :19:08.They are through to the quarter- Welcome to the 6th FIFA Women's

:19:08. > :19:16.