Shinobu Ohno (R) of Japan runs with the ball during the match Japan vs the United States in women's semifinal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Football events on August 18, 2008. The United States beat Japan 4-2.

Players of the United States celebrate a goal during the match Japan vs the United States in women's semifinal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Football events on August 18, 2008.

Homare Sawa (R) of Japan vies with Lindsay Tarpley of the United States during the match Japan vs the United States in women's semifinal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Football events on August 18, 2008. The United States beat Japan 4-2.

Homare Sawa (R) of Japan vies with Lori Chalupny of the United States during the match Japan vs the United States in women's semifinal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Football events on August 18, 2008. The United States beat Japan 4-2.

Homare Sawa (R) of Japan vies with Carli Lloyd of the United States during the match Japan vs the United States in women's semifinal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Football events on August 18, 2008. The United States beat Japan 4-2.

(Xinhua News Agency August 19, 2008)