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Japan vs. U.S. Women's World Cup Final

A rematch of the 2011 World Cup Final pits the U.S. against defending champs Japan.

Japan vs. U.S.
6:00 pm CDT
Fox

The two teams that have met in the last two major tournament finals meet again in Canada in the World Cup Final today. Japan is the defending world cup champions, prevailing over the U.S. on penalties in Germany just months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami wracked their nation. The U.S. turned around and beat them in the Olympic final in London in 2012.

Japan is probably not quite the team they were in past years, lacking the one big star that led them in the past.