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Jessica Doyle (center) and other fans react on Sunday, July 17, 2011, in Washington as the U.S. loses to Japan during the Women's World Cup soccer final in Germany. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori of Japan saves a shot by Tobin Heath of the United States during a penalty shootout in the final match between Japan and the U.S. at the Women's Soccer World Cup. The Japanese team won its first world title on Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo (left) reacts after Japan won the championship match between Japan and the United States at the Women's Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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Homare Sawa (right) can't contain her glee after scoring Japan's second goal, and Saki Kumagai joins the celebration during the Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Germany. Japan won 3-1 on penalty kicks after the teams played to a 2-2 tie. (Associated Press)

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Japan celebrates with the trophy after winning its first Women's World Cup championship. Japan had not beaten the United States in their first 25 meetings. (Associated Press)

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Japan's Homare Sawa, center, celebrates scoring her side's second goal during the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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United States' Alex Morgan is celebrated by United States' Abby Wambach, left, after scoring the opening goal during the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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The Japanese women's soccer team warms up during practice on the eve of the final match between the United States and Japan for the Women's Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday, July 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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United States head coach Pia Sundhage talks to the media after practice preceding the World Cup final against Japan. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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United States' Abby Wambach, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe go through drills during a practice in preparation for the World Cup final against Japan, which will take place Sunday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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United States head coach Pia Sundhage directs her team as Alex Morgan looks on during a training session in preparation the World Cup final against Japan, which will take place Sunday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Japan's Nahomi Kawasumi, right, celebrates with teammates scoring their side's 3rd goal during the semifinal match between Japan and Sweden at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany on Wednesday. Japan won 3-1 and will play the United States in the World Cup final. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Japan's Nahomi Kawasumi, right, celebrates with teammates scoring their side's 3rd goal during the semifinal match between Japan and Sweden at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany on Wednesday. Japan won 3-1 and will play the United States in the World Cup final. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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In this combo of two photos, people walk along Prefectural Highway 30 sandwiched by floodwaters in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2011, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the area, top, and the same area, bottom, with an earth mover goes on reconstruction work as photographed on June 4, 2011. A strong earthquake hit hit Japan's northeastern coast on Sunday, but there were not any immediate reports of damage.

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Japan's Kozue Ando and Japan's Mizuho Sakaguchi celebrate as disappointed German players walk off the pitch after Japan won the quarterfinal match 1-0 at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Wolfsburg, Germany on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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Japan's Karina Maruyama, 3rd left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during extra time of the quarterfinal match between Germany and Japan at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, July 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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**FILE** In this photo from June 1, 2011, workers inspect equipments inside the cesium absorption tower, part of the radioactive water processing facilities at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Associated Press/Tokyo Electric Power Co.)

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** FILE ** In this May 31, 2011, photo released Saturday, June 4, 2011, by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a worker climbs scaffoldings set up around the decontamination device, having functions of nuclide adsorption and coagulation settling in the newly built radioactive water processing facilities at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co.)

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A fire that engulfed most of Otsuchi, Japan, burned the bottoms of trees around the Ko-tsuchi temple but didn't reach these stone tablets or the main wooden shrine. (Christopher Johnson/Special to The Washington Times)

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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (right) talks with Katsuya Okada, secretary-general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, at a meeting of the party's members of parliament on Thursday, June 2, 2011, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)