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Thousands of fans cheer on USA women's soccer team at San Francisco's Civic Center

Women's World Cup at Civic Center
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Thousands of soccer fans flooded Civic Center on Sunday to watch the FIFA Women's World Cup on a big screen. (All: Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)

Thousands of fans showed up at Civic Center to watch the U.S. women's soccer team take on Japan at the FIFA Women's World Cup. Emotions soared with each U.S. goal and plummeted with every lost opportunity. Eventually, Japan triumphed in penalty kicks and won the world title.

See more photos of the Civic Center celebration by clicking on the image at right.

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