Japan came from behind twice to win the women's World Cup for the first time, beating the United States 3-1 on penalties.
The final finished 2-2 after extra-time with the United States on top for the majority of the match.
USA went ahead after 68 minutes thanks to striker Alex Morgan - but Japan's Aya Miyama scored the equaliser after a defensive mix-up by the Americans 10 minutes from normal time.
It was 1-1 going into extra-time and after 13 minutes the United States looked to have wrapped up the game after Abby Wambach put her side back ahead again scoring her 4th goal of the tournament.
But Japan weren't finished and captain Homare Sawa, who won the tournament's golden boot, kept her side in the game with a header in the 117th minute.
The Japanese had defender Azusa Iwashimizu sent off in the 121st minute for a foul on US striker Alex Morgan.
In the dramatic shoot-out, Japan goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori saved two penalties before defender Saki Kumagai hit the winning spot-kick.
This was Japan's first win over the Americans at the 26th time of trying and was heartbreak for the Stars and Stripes as they missed out on a third World Cup title despite dominating Japan for large periods of the game.
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