Japan's women's team win football World Cup!
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Japan have won the women's football World Cup for the first time ever!
The ladies team managed to fight off the tournament favourites from the United States in a nerve-racking penalty shootout in Germany.
Top Japanese player Saki Kumagai scored the winning penalty taking the squads lead to 3-1.
It's the first time that a team from Asia has won the title.