Portland, Ore., Soccer Fans Gear Up For Women’s World Cup Final

Portland, Ore., Soccer Fans Gear Up For Women’s World Cup Final

By Tom Goldman

It’s the U.S. and Japan in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final in Vancouver, Canada — a rematch of the 2011 championship. Soccer-crazed fans in Portland, Ore., who watched Japan’s fortuitous win over England this week, provide plenty of insight about what it will take for the U.S. team to avenge it’s loss four years ago.

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