(FIFA.com) Thursday 27 December 2012
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2012 was the very much USA’s year in women’s football, with success at
the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup Japan 2012 coming hot on the heels of Olympic
gold. At club level, Lyon swept all before them, while in Sweden a thrilling title race went down to the
wire.FIFA.com looks back on all the year’s action from the women’s game in 2012.
International football
A golden year for USA
Just over a year after losing the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™, USA exacted a measure of revenge against Japan in a repeat of that showdown at London 2012. A brace from Carli Lloyd helped the defending champions secure a third consecutive Olympic gold with a 2-1 victory. Meanwhile, Canada raised a few eyebrows with their performances in London, taking bronze barely a year after their disappointing group stage exit at Germany 2011. Coach John Herdman’s charges got the better of France in the bronze medal match, whetting their appetite for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 on home soil.
