EDMONTON (Reuters) - England coach Mark Sampson said defender Laura Bassett, whose injury time own goal gave Japan a 2-1 win in their World Cup semi-final, would head home as a hero.
Bassett’s attempted sliding clearance, in the second minute of injury time, crashed against the under-side of the bar and over the line to rob England of the chance of a place in the final against the United States.
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