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  • Hiromi Ikeda of Japan practices during a training session
  • Eriko Arakawa (L) and Homare Sawa of Japan attend a training session
  • Japan's Shinobu Ohno (centre) celebrates her goal in the semi-final against the USA.
  • Japan's Homare Sawa (L) shields the ball from Carli Lloyd of the USA.
  • USA coach Pia Sundhage coach celebrates her team's semi-final victory over Japan.
  • Brazil's Formiga gestures to celebrate her goal against Germany during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Game
  • Heather O Reilly of the US (C) fights for the ball with Azusa Iwashimizu (R) and Kyoko Yano of Japan
  • Yuki Nagasato of Japan (R) fights for the ball with Christie Rampone of the USA
  • Angela Hucles of the US (R) jumps up to celebrate her goal next to Homare Sawa of Japan

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China is the perfect venue for the Olympic Football Tournament, considering the country's historic devotion to football. It was recently argued that a form of football, or "cuju", as it was named originated in the Shandong Province of Linzi during the West Han Dynasty.

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