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USA vs. Japan: Expert picks for World Cup final

VANCOUVER — USA TODAY Sports has had three staffers in Canada for the entire Women's World Cup. Going into Sunday's final between the U.S. and Japan (7 p.m., ET, FOX), here are their takes on who will win and why:

NANCY ARMOUR

It's the Americans who have the most incentive to win. Yes, they got a little bit of payback by beating Japan for the Olympic gold medal in 2012. But in soccer, it's the World Cup title that determines greatness, and Japan took what the Americans thought was theirs in 2011.

That loss – the U.