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Post-Match Quote Sheet: U.S. WNT 1, Brazil 0
U.S. captain Christie Rampone and select players talk about the team's 1-0 overtime victory against Brazil to win the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.
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U.S. Women Win Olympic Gold Medal as Carli Lloyd Scores Game-Winner in 1-0 Overtime Thriller Against Brazil
The U.S. Women’s Olympic Soccer Team put together a near perfect defensive performance to hold powerful Brazil scoreless for 120 minutes while getting a goal from Carli Lloyd just six minutes into overtime to record a historic 1-0 victory and earn the gold medal.
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U.S. Women Look To Face Brazil for Gold Medal on August 21
The U.S. Women are one victory away from earning their third gold medal when they face Brazil in the final at Beijing Workers’ Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 21 at the 2008 Olympics. The match kicks off at 9 p.m. local / 9 a.m. ET and will be broadcast live on USA Network and the NBC Olympic Soccer Channel. Fans can also follow on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker.
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Pre-Game Quote Sheet: USA vs. Brazil in Gold Medal Match of 2008 Olympics
Midfielder Shannon Boxx, on facing Brazil for the fourth time this year, but this time with their star players: “I think it’s been great that we’ve had a chance to play them a couple times in the warm-ups because it’s always good to play great teams. It will be different as there are some great players that weren’t there, but we’ve seen those players in the past so we’re definitely prepared for that. We’re ready for an exciting game.”
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Journey to Olympic Final Sees Similar Footsteps
The U.S. and Brazil have followed paths to the 2008 Olympic gold medal game marked by some contrast, but also remarkable similarity.
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Post-Match Quote Sheet: USA 4, JPN 2
U.S. Head Coach Pia Sundhage and select players discuss the team's 4-2 win against Japan and the upcoming gold medal match against Brazil on Thursday, Aug. 21.
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U.S. Women Comeback for 4-2 Win Against Japan, Face Brazil in Gold Medal Match
Forward Angela Hucles scored twice and Lori Chalupny and Heather O’Reilly each scored once as the U.S. advanced to the Gold Medal game for the fourth consecutive Olympic Games.
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U.S. Women Set for Semifinal Clash Against Japan at Workers Stadium
The U.S. team will play in its fourth city of the 2008 Olympics, taking on Japan in the semifinal at Beijing Workers Stadium on Monday, Aug. 18. The match kicks off at 9 p.m. local / 9 a.m. ET and will be broadcast live on MSNBC, Universal HD and the NBC Olympic Soccer Channel. Fans can also follow on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker.
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U.S. WNT vs. Japan Pre-Game Quotes
The U.S. Women's Olympic Team talks about their upcoming semifinal match against Japan.
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USA and Japan Bounce Back for Re-Match in Olympic Semifinal
After the USA dropped its Group G opener to Norway by a 2-0 score and Japan also went down by two goals to New Zealand in its first match before scraping back for a draw, no pundits would have predicted that these two teams would meet in one of the Olympic semifinals.
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