Publication Date:
Thu, 2011-07-14 19:55
There were few routs in this year’s tournament, a pair of 4-0 wins the most lopsided scores in the first 30 games. The scoring is down — way down — to just 2.63 goals per game from 3.81 in the inaugural tournament 20 years ago. And the gap between good and great is narrowing, evidenced by the surprise appearance of France and Japan in the semifinals, and the early exits of powerhouses Brazil and Germany.
Japan faces the United States in Sunday’s final after springing its second big upset of the tournament, a 3-1 win over Sweden in Wednesday night’s semifinal.
US captain Christie Rampone says the growth of women’s football has been “amazing” and is “great” for the sport.
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