Homare Sawa of Japan (l) tries to tackle the ball from Simone Laudehr of Germany (r) during a 2011 Women's World Cup match.

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WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - JULY 9: Japan team captain Homare Sawa (l) tries to tackle the ball from Simone Laudehr of Germany (r) during a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal soccer match July 9, 2011 at Arena Im Allerpark in Wolfsburg, Germany. Editorial use only. (Photograph by Jonathan P. Larsen)

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Size: 4354px × 2902px
Location: Arena Im Allerpark, Wolfsburg, Germany
Photo credit: © Jonathan Larsen/Diadem Images / Alamy / Afripics
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