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Summary US beat Japan 2-1 to win womens football gold at the London Olympics.
The US womens football team won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, 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 years World Cup final.Yuki Ogimi scored in the 63rd for Japan.The U.S. team has won three consecutive Olympic titles and four of five since womens football was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games.The match drew 80,203 to Wembley Stadium, breaking the record for a womens football game at the Olympics.Canada won the bronze earlier Thursday, beating France 1-0.
