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US tops Japan to win Olympic women's football gold

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Carli Lloyd of the US celebrates a goal with her team mates in their women's soccer final gold medal match against Japan at Wembley Stadium (Reuters)

Carli Lloyd of the US celebrates a goal with her team mates in their women's soccer final gold medal match against Japan at Wembley Stadium (Reuters)

The US women's football team won the Olympic gold medal, avenging one of its most painful defeats with a 2-1 victory over Japan.  

Carli Lloyd scored in the eighth and 54th minutes for the Americans, who lost to the Japanese in penalty kicks at last year's World Cup final. Yuki Ogimi scored in the 63rd for Japan.

The US team has won three consecutive Olympic titles and four of five since women's football was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

The match drew 80,203 to Wembley Stadium, breaking the record for a women's football game at the Olympics.

Canada won the bronze earlier Thursday, beating France 1-0.

AP

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United States of America462929104
People's Republic of China38272388
Great Britain29171965
Russian Federation24263282
South Korea138728
New Zealand62513
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