They were left for dead up in Qinhuangdao before the Games even began after being shut out by the Norwegians in the opener. But by pluck and luck, the US women's soccer team will be playing for the Olympic gold medal today in the Workers' Stadium against effusive Brazil in a rematch of the 2004 final. (Full article: 725 words)

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