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When Japan hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup, it ignited a passion for the game like never before. Nine years later, Nadeshiko made history when they beat the United States in the final to win the Women's World Cup in Germany. On that day, the father of football writer Chihiro Choco Sasaki-Burns was the coach in charge of the team. This is the story of how the Land of the Rising Sun opened its heart to the women's game, as told through the eyes of Choco and her loved ones.

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