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Agony and ecstasy: The Women's World Cup final

Victory: Brandi Chastain of the USA rips off her shirt after scoring the winning penalty

USA captain Carla Overbeck holds the World Cup trophy aloft as Fifa President Sepp Blatter joins the celebrations

A tale of two penalties: The USA's Briana Scurry saves China's third kick

And Chinese goalkeeper Hong Gao makes a despairing dive at Brandi Chastain's strike

President Clinton holds the trophy as he congratulates the USA team, saying: "The whole country is caught up."

Dejected Chinese players receive their runners-up medals

The ecstasy: China scores the first goal in the penalty shoot-out, cheered by rapturous fans in Beijing.

And the agony: Tearful fans in the Chinese capital contemplate losing the World Cup final

Football fever USA: A crowd of 90,000 - mostly Americans - crammed into the Rose Bowl Stadium.

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