Posted on 06/06/2015 3:25:29 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Carli Lloyd: 'We didn't come here to make the final, we came here to win it'
Kelley O'Hara: 'We've still got a job to do'
Hope Solo leading stellar U.S. defense
USA play best match of tourney to secure spot in final
Yep. It boggles the mind.
We knew we had this in us. This team had a lot of confidence and weve done a really good job of blocking out you guys, USA coach Jill Ellis told reporters after the game.
Japans strengths: four reasons for England to be fearful
1 brightest flower
Japan's precision will test England's emotional momentum
England women have already done more than their male counterparts have over the last 50 [Fifty] years
"They are history-makers again, the third ever England team to get to a semi-final. We now join the 1966 and the 1990 club, and I'm very proud of the whole group." England manager Mark Sampson#FIFAWWC lang:en
Rotten loss for England but I’d say Congratulations to the women, they really gave it their best. To take it philosophically, maybe Japan was the better team. If England could defeat Germany of all teams, to win 3rd, that’d be some consolation. Go England.
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