The 2011 USA-Japan Women's World Cup final had a wild finish that needs a deep rewind
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The 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany was a rollercoaster, and that includes the two teams that made it to the final. Still mourning the effects of a devastating earthquake in March, Japan vowed to inspire the people back home, and overcame a group stage loss and an early deficit against Sweden to reach the championship game. The United States, despite their #1 ranking, came startlingly close to missing the tournament entirely, then depended on one of the clutchest goals of all time to make it past Brazil.
When those two teams met, the drama didn't stop. The US rained shots in the first half, but couldn't get any on goal. Then the youngest player on the team, Alex Morgan, subbed in to play hero. But at the moment from which this episode rewinds, costly mistakes and threatening attacks have put Japan and their star, Homare Sawa, on the doorstep of sending the final to penalty kicks, a scary proposition for the US.
Written and produced by Seth Rosenthal
Directed by Ryan Simmons
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Once the current Women's World Cup is done, I have a beef suggestion: Hope Solo vs. the USWNT.
@amlansanyal9663
5 жыл бұрын
Jill Ellis Vs Sound tactics
@Emper0rH0rde
5 жыл бұрын
Could also do a Collapse, explaining her general fall from grace.
@mukkslide27
5 жыл бұрын
Hope Solo vs. her family
@christopherashford4194
5 жыл бұрын
Hope and Jerramy vs The World
@nmbreleven
5 жыл бұрын
What happened to Hope?
I will continue to ask for baggio’s penalty kick in the 94 world cup final
@juanrodriguez-nq9zp
5 жыл бұрын
josé paulo faria me too
@Nickharrisjapan
5 жыл бұрын
YES!
@leevilduck
5 жыл бұрын
Pls no
@miadeathwish
5 жыл бұрын
Epic moment and definitely warrants it!
@jraymond1988
5 жыл бұрын
I'm an Italy fan and might as well just get it over with so I don't have to watch it or hear about it requested again.
"Welcome to a moment in history" Amazing phrase for this series. Love it.
troy deeney's unbelivable playoff winner in the EFL championship semifinal during injury time in 2013 rewinder would be amazing. i still think it's the greatest moment in recent football history.
@BenJRiepe-vm1kt
5 жыл бұрын
LokeW12 it truly is
@jamesm3471
5 жыл бұрын
Winning a playoff semifinal with the very last kick? And doing it immediately after saving a penalty kick down on the other end? Yeah, that’s pretty epic.
@tmzebe530
5 жыл бұрын
Um, i dont mean to be smug. But “football” in America is a mans game. We call “your football” soccer for a reason. I could care less to see what it is youre talking about, but I’m not gonna hate on it. I’m only here because i watched this live and this 2011 U.S. women’s team was the first ever women’s World Cup i cared to watch.
@SIVA319LOU
5 жыл бұрын
@@tmzebe530 is a troll don't feed him
@martintaiani
5 жыл бұрын
Yes. The small stadium, and how he jumped into the stands. Everyone in that stadium was a legit fan and got to see a once in a lifetime event.
Great Video, as always. That Japanese team overcame real-life odds that no sports team should ever face - they provided a beacon of hope and a moment of joy for a nation in despair. You can be sure they inspired many, many more people outside of their shores as well - a special team, an incredible story
@Rao665
5 жыл бұрын
This happens alot in sports. Houston Astros 2017. New Orleans Saints 2009. Boston Red Sox 2013. One big one that did NOT happen? 2001 Yankees.
@SujoyChakravarthi93
5 жыл бұрын
@@Rao665 With all due respect, I don't think any of the teams you mentioned had to deal with a devastating earthquake and an impending nuclear contamination while prepping for their games - so I think this story stands out on its own at the very least
@Rao665
5 жыл бұрын
@@Jaqen-HGhar True....almost. Look at that Steve Gleason block punt. Hate to even suspect, almost as if a lineman stepped aside...
@jermjerm3183
5 жыл бұрын
Sujoy Chakravarthi hurricane Harvey hit Houston in 2017 with 125 billion in damage and thousands of rescues, but not even close to how many deaths Japan had. Still, it was a big deal for the Astros to win the World Series because of what the hurricane did to the city. Thankfully, my neighborhood didn’t flood but it was an amazing feeling when I watched the Astros win.
@mattep74
3 жыл бұрын
Sort of Manchester United post Munich
I've watched the corner kick 5 times now and I still don't know how that shot went in. The angle on that kick in the way that sAwa twisted her body and basically kicked it with her heel was unbelievable. Japan deserve to win that game, one of the best shots I've ever seen.
@matthewdaley746
4 жыл бұрын
For it's arrogance the US also deserved to lose.
As unfortunate of a loss this for the USA Japan truly deserved it after the devastation they went through after the tsunami hit the power plant.
@notwelcome2452
5 жыл бұрын
How does that mean they deserve it?? This tragedy has nothing to do with football.
@jarodestes1491
5 жыл бұрын
@@notwelcome2452 it does have something to do with their country. It gives their country some hope of something good in a time when everything is not in a good place
@LaurentXV
5 жыл бұрын
@@notwelcome2452 its like hurricane Katrina and how that blocked kick in their first game back in a year lit up the whole stadium
@blindhydra
5 жыл бұрын
I am going to sound cold but that does not have nothing to do with the sport.
@lifebydefault
4 жыл бұрын
Double negative aside sport is much deeper and significant beyond just the rules and the game. Especially on the world stage. It was an incredible emotional uplifting for a hurting nation.
Perfect timing for this keep the good videos coming
USA-Japan: great rivals, even better friends. 🇺🇸🇯🇵
@automaticcaptions
5 жыл бұрын
Didn't the US nuke Japan?🤔
@jeremiahtisdell4823
5 жыл бұрын
@@automaticcaptions They were liberating nukes Full of freedom and fun👍🏽
@automaticcaptions
5 жыл бұрын
@@jeremiahtisdell4823 😂😂😂
@darkrai17
5 жыл бұрын
@@jeremiahtisdell4823 boy, do I love those freedom nukes.
@TheGM-20XX
5 жыл бұрын
@@automaticcaptions Well Japan's super weapon was poisoned fleas....so there is that.
I keep rewatching this game highlights many times. As a Brazilian, I love football and Sawa's goal is maybe my preferred moment in Women's WC history.
@martintaiani
5 жыл бұрын
Yes. US showed great quality, but that's why you play the games. The most skilled team doesn't always win. That's why sport is the best unscripted drama. Everyone can tell what SHOULD happen. Football: so beautiful. so cruel.
As someone from the USA I’m happy the Japanese won during a hard time for their nation
@tater2394
5 жыл бұрын
After all now have 4 of em so that one loss didn't matter
This is my favourite World Cup of all time!! So underrated! Can’t write a script like that.
2011 Japan reminds me so much of the 2009 Saints. Amazing stories in the wake of tragedy.
@alvinjohnson5037
5 жыл бұрын
You could also put the 2017 Houston Astros in there too.
@jtbirds3747
5 жыл бұрын
GreenBayPayton And their coaches telling their players to deliberately injure opposing players. What a tragedy that was
@jraymond1988
5 жыл бұрын
2013 Red Sox World Series with the Marathon Bombing earlier that year too.
@milespardoe5145
5 жыл бұрын
Busby babes in 1968
@tmzebe530
5 жыл бұрын
This happens more common than you think in sports.
This match was insane... probably one of the greatest sports matches I've ever seen. The way the Japanese came from behind TWICE to equalize and ultimately seal the deal in PKs to pull off an enormous upset.. What a day for Japan🙌🙌
@ethanjobson3879
Жыл бұрын
Latest men’s final in 2022 very reminiscent of this match although France didn’t win unlike Japan.
I remembered exactly what happened that day. My coworker and I had lunch at our local sushi restaurant and everyone there was watching the game, more than half of them were japanese fans in their blue jerseys. When Japan scored the goal that tied the game, everyone erupted in cheers. When Japan won the penalty kick shootout, everyone was hugging eachother with smiles and tears. One of the servers told me that his uncle died in the tsunami and he was a big soccer fan and how happy he would be if he knew that Japan won their first world cup. I will never forget that day.
That Japan team is proof that something beautiful can grow out of the ashes
@razkable
5 жыл бұрын
the fact they met in 2015 again shows how good these 2 teams were....amazing competition between 2 nations
@tater2394
5 жыл бұрын
.........or radiation
I've never even watched a full game of women's soccer, and this is my favorite Deep Rewind yet. The stage was set so perfectly.
Do Mario Gotzes goal to win the 2014 World Cup
@axelthegreat3895
5 жыл бұрын
He should also do Iniesta’s goal at the 2010 WC, and Zidane’s infamous headbut in 2006
@timeluster
5 жыл бұрын
Why this? It's boring. Germany were favourites and they won, great for them but doesn't make a good story. These are underdog stories, more about the history and buildup than the actual moment.
@martintaiani
5 жыл бұрын
@@timeluster Agreed. The real story of that world cup was the germany brazil semi.
@haydiepie6362
5 жыл бұрын
heartbreaking...
1997 NCCA Basketball champions Arizona Wildcats could use a deep rewind. Hall of fame coach, several NBA players, lower seed, only team to beat 3 number 1 seeds on their way to the championship.
Tottenham v. Man City or Tottenham v. Ajax both 2nd legs 2018-19 Champions League
@henrykates1907
5 жыл бұрын
Leo Dominguez Tottenham vs Ajax would be much better
@grant9061
5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@maddoxcindy5017
5 жыл бұрын
The Ajax match is about the comeback of a team through the help of a Hattrick in the second half while there was an absolutely crazy match overall at the Etihad
@adriangonzalez7666
5 жыл бұрын
@@henrykates1907 or Barca vs psg
I remember watching this live and knew that there was no way the US was gonna take it. The whole game just seemed like it was meant for the underdogs. It was a great final. The women’s World Cup always gives some amazing games.
@matthewdaley746
5 жыл бұрын
They didn't deserve it with their boasting.
@josephdawson8073
Жыл бұрын
Honestly true, and the 2015 WC seemed to be a way of the universe apologizing to the US team for the catastrophe. You could've never convinced me the 2011 WC was possible if I had seen the 2015 game first. 2015 USWNT was on a warpath and even Germany found themselves bludgeoned by a team out for blood and gold.
I remember watching this with my brother in real time. This World Cup is still such a memorable final.
So glad that you told this story, what a huge moment for Japan, and the beginning of a US/Japan rivalry which defined this sport for this decade
I remember watching this and being so happy for Japan. I'm an American that grew up in Tokyo, and I had actually just moved to the US a few weeks before this game. I experieced the March 11, 2011 earthquake and saw close-up the devastation that followed, and it was just amazing to see the Japanese team win the World Cup and give a still-reeling country something to be proud of!
Simon Gagne Game 7, 2010 against the Bruins. Flyers advance after trailing 3-0 in the series and game 7.
@williamblackfyre4866
5 жыл бұрын
Also trailed 3-0 during game 7.
@BestVersionOfMyseIf
5 жыл бұрын
I would LOVE this
@jtbirds3747
5 жыл бұрын
Please SB Nation
@CelticSlayer93
5 жыл бұрын
Why they didn't win the cup
@mitchellwitmer8739
5 жыл бұрын
They did one on the Yankees winning the 2003 ALCS and they didn’t win the World Series.
Dang time flies. Remember watching this like yesterday.
Even when you know what’s gonna happen you still get the chills. I love this series
@matthewdaley746
4 жыл бұрын
I get REALLY happy.
Yes! I remember this game vividly. Sawa was so good in this game.
How about Ravens - Broncos in the 2013 divisional round?
@tmzebe530
5 жыл бұрын
Na. Toronto blue jays 92-93 World Series joe carter walk off would be cool. Or montrael expos mid 90’s collapse.
@happyhogan17
5 жыл бұрын
Plz no
The 2005 UEFA Champions League Final deserves a deep rewind
Suarez saving the shot on the goal line in the World Cup v Ghana
One of the best world cup matches that I've seen.
2010 US vs Algeria?
That one brought me to tears. Truly the most beautiful game in the world
There are goals who come from nowhere and are a major factor in the team's victory. Sawa's goal is one of them
Every time I hear, "Welcome to a moment in history" in almost every video, the suspense and emotion hits harder and more real
You built it up so much and then bang- it's over, just like that? Sorry, doesn't work for me. At least include the PKs.
@luke_archer8702
5 жыл бұрын
That’s kind of how this series always is
@raimarulightning
5 жыл бұрын
@@luke_archer8702 Which just means that the whole series is a cocktease.
@tater2394
5 жыл бұрын
@@raimarulightning blue balls is the phrase you are looking for
Great video. Came to the video without knowing the result and you actually made me feel anxious .
this is one of the best episodes in the series that goal was AMAZING
This was an awesome episode, was on edge the whole time! USA JPN 💪🏽👍🏽🏆😎
2005 Champions League Final.
@amlansanyal9663
5 жыл бұрын
The Blizzard podcast just uploaded an episode on this yesterday
@cuboUR2D
5 жыл бұрын
@@amlansanyal9663 link please
I remember being so happy and proud to be a viewer of this game... incredible emotions and talk about destiny.
I'll keep saying this until you make this video Larry Bird's steal deserves a deep rewind.
@christopherashford4194
5 жыл бұрын
Zeke's whining afterwards deserves one as well ..lol
I don't really follow soccer or the world cup. I'm sure I had heard these results before, but I've long since forgotten them. I thought 100% that the corner was going to be stopped, because of course it's impossible for Japan's story to be that magical. The ending put me in tears because it shocked me so much and it was so touching that I was completely wrong. I guess, as Americans, we don't really have long memories about events where our team lost. What a great moment.
This was a really good game. I'm glad I decided to watch it live.
Wow, I remember watching this live. It’s crazy how much has changed in my life and the world since July 2011. Really cool.
I saw this live and was so happy for Japan 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Amazing video. The ending made me cry
This and vs Brazil were amazing games.
Do a moment in time for West Indies Vs England T20 Final 2016. I know you lot will not know a lot about cricket but this moment has a lot of moving parts which make it a gr8 story to tell
@GreenBayPayton
5 жыл бұрын
"Carlos Brathwaite. Remember the name."
@amlansanyal9663
5 жыл бұрын
Happened in my city
Mario Gotze’s goal 2014 World Cup final
@mattkomar7622
5 жыл бұрын
That one shouldn't be too hard to research since there's that excellent Das Reboot book.
@GoldenAgeSk8Video
4 жыл бұрын
Patchy The pirate...No. Boring. Their thrashing of Brazil 🇧🇷 in the semifinals is the only real story of that world cup.
I loved this vid!!! Please do Leicester city winning the premier league (maybe the moment can be hazards goal, idk)
@matthewdaley746
5 жыл бұрын
That was a great moment, but, was largely ignored, "across the pond."
Do DeSean Jackson’s walk off punt return TD against the Giants in 2010
@jobieheiser443
5 жыл бұрын
Miracle in the Meadowlands pt.2 One of my favorite endings to a game.
could there possibly be a rewinder on the controversial home plate call in 2007 between the Padres and Rockies in game 163?
@SIVA319LOU
5 жыл бұрын
Never heard about this, what happened exactly?
this is my favorite episode
Do game 7 of the 1991 World Series, braves vs twins
@trutwijd
5 жыл бұрын
Could rewind game 6 too!
@jalmanza08
5 жыл бұрын
I agree. More baseball rewinders are needed.
@christopherashford4194
5 жыл бұрын
Best 2 baseball games back to back in my 50 years of being a fan
Game 7 of this years Stanley Cup final it was wild
@matthewdaley746
5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps too recent.
@ivanshokhrin
5 жыл бұрын
Matthew Daley true
Pretty sure we had HD in 2011, what is this 240p footage?
That whole tournament was epic! I remember every match like it was yesterday. Both the Brazil and Japan match had me on the edge of my seat! Japan won in the midsts of natural disaster so if anyone woulda beat us I guess it’s good it was them. We got revenge in 2015.
That was an awesome moment
I hope we can get a boxing rewinder at some point. Maybe Foreman/Moorer to start?
@anakinstarlord
5 жыл бұрын
great suggestion
@vict4451
5 жыл бұрын
Lewis/McCall 2. A deep look into McCall's mental breakdown.
@asleep909
5 жыл бұрын
@@vict4451 that episode needs someone who has a psychology degree...what a crazy night in the history of the sport.
@vict4451
5 жыл бұрын
@@asleep909 Next to Fan Man and Tyson chomping on Holyfield, that's gotta be one of the more surreal moments in the history of the sport.
The story you wrote is one of my favorite back then. I watched that game and the outcome made me remember Iraq when they won Asian Cup 2007, both came with a humanitarian crisis back home.
I watched it and when it was all over I was devastated but remembering what happened with Japan months earlier I was like? "you know what let him have it" After all they deserved it and we did get our revenge four years later so happy ending for both teams when you really think about it
@brotherdandy
5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Cherubin I felt the same way after this went final. Great game.
@matthewdaley746
5 жыл бұрын
@@brotherdandy Their strategy blew up in their faces, and, their boasting made it more karmic than tragic.
This made me very happy🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
This was before I got into football but this was a great game to go back and watch
that was an incredible goal, so it was well earned
please do game 162 of the 2011 Tampa Bay rays season. So many epic twists and turns, and such an amazing game.
@matthewdaley746
5 жыл бұрын
The Braves too.
Great presentation..- Football is always set in its happenings of society.
Sawa is a legend and a GOAT
I watched this live and I was so happy for the Japanese, it was so emotional. Sawa was just unbelievable that night.
I’ll always be slightly sad that the US didn’t win this one but no country needed a win more and needed something to be happy about in the summer of 2011 than Japan did. I’m glad this win was a big damn deal for the country and helped exponentially grow the game by inspiring the next generation of stars. Also, eternal middle fingers for ESPN for not airing the game live on ABC that day and instead showing tape delayed coverage of the British Open instead despite the world already knowing who won. I didn’t have cable at that point in time and I’ll forever be bitter that I couldn’t watch this game.
Even though it's a motorsport moment, the last lap of the F1 2008 Brazilian GP needs a rewinder.
@AEMoreira81
4 жыл бұрын
I'll also say the 2011 Sprint Cup Chase needs a deep rewind too.
great video. I'm desperate for a 91 world series rewind
crazy clutch
US Women's Soccer is great. Love to have them represent us on the big stage.
That tournament was awesome, so much drama and late goals
Please Watford vs leicster 2013, Most Emotion I’ve ever felt watching sports
Cueto vs. Martin in the 2013 NL Wild Card game is something I will always ask for. The crowd was unreal at that game.
Suggestions for future Rewinder episodes: 1. 2016 NBA Finals Game 7 2. 1976 NBA Finals Game 5 (Gar Heard's shot) 3. 2016 Chicago Cubs World Series Championship 4. Patriots' comeback win from 28-3 in Superbowl
@2kplayer410
5 жыл бұрын
1 and 4 are good
Love watching these vids, keep em coming
Hoping that we can in time get a rewinder on Brady's intercepted 2-point conversion attempt in the 2015-16 AFC Championship Game against the Broncos. That has the potential to be a GREAT episode.
@matthewdaley746
5 жыл бұрын
Last time the Patriots DIDN'T appear in a Super Bowl, Broncos played almost perfect, and, still, nearly lost.
You should do an episode on the 96 Olympics Women's Gymnastics Team Finals.
We need the rewind of Kyrie Shot in the finals
I remember being bummed after watching the USWNT lose this game. They seemed to squander a lot of opportunities, while Japan made the most of the few they had. Then the PK's came, and the US choked hard. Then I read Ali Krieger's boastful comments, and maybe in the long run I'm OK with the loss now. In case you missed it, she has already crowned the 2019 USWNT as the best team in USWNT history, and that the two best teams in the WWC 2019 are the USA and the USA bench. Imagine how huge her head would be if they didn't blow this match.
Part 1 of the trilogy between USWNT and Japan in major tournament finals.
I really did not expect them to make that
I suggest a rewind episode about Adriano's last minute goal against Argentina(host)at 2004 Copa America final ... Brasil is playing Argentina this week for Copa America's semi final this time in Brasil, this this is a cool throwback
Iniesta's goal in the 2010 World Cup Final, THAT deserves a rewind.
Rewinder on 2017 quakes- Minnesota MLS game, Marcos urenas last minute goal!! It sent the quakes to the playoffs after missing for 5 years
You should do the 1997 f1 european grand prix, schumacher vs villeneuve
Love these videos. Lewis Hamilton's 2008 F1 title, Japan's historic win vs South Africa in the 2015 rugby world cup, West Indies T20 cricket world cup title vs England, could all be good dramatic last minute rewinder moments if you're looking to do a video on a sport less popular with american audiences.
Game 7 of the 2016 World Series is already way past due for a Deep Rewind.
@tater2394
5 жыл бұрын
That game was thrilling, absolutely deserves it
Do one on Eder's goal in the Euro 2016 final
@joaocorreia1806
5 жыл бұрын
Portugal vs France
Can you do a rewinder of either Patrick Maroon's 2OT goal in the 2019 western conference final or Carl Gunnarsson's game winning goal in game 2 of the 2019 stanley cup final
The First 16 Minutes of the USA-Japan 2015 Women's World Cup Deserves a Deep Rewind.
Plz do the Denver vs Baltimore mile high miracle game in 2013 AFC divisional game
Please do Sidney Crosby's OT goal against USA for the gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Great moment for hockey and definitely deserves a rewind.
Suggestion: Men's Hockey Final of USA VS. Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. #GoldenGoal
@aSquareCircle2857
5 жыл бұрын
Yes
You guys should do the 2007 rockies vs padres tiebreaker game!
Minneapolis Miracle
@oscarpitz1832
5 жыл бұрын
Nick VanFleet yea fr let’s get that rewinder
@nickvanfleet887
5 жыл бұрын
@@oscarpitz1832 esketit!