Japan win thrilling Women's World Cup final.

Japan has won the Women's World Cup, stunning the United States 3-1 in a penalty shootout Sunday night after coming from behind twice in a 2-2 tie.Shannon Boxx, Carli Lloyd and Tobin Heath all failed to convert for the Americans, who squandered dozens of chances throughout the game and blew a lead just six minutes from winning their third World Cup title.Japan had not beaten the Americans in their first 25 meetings, including a pair of 2-0 losses in warm-up games a month before the World Cup. ''This is obviously going to hurt for a while,'' said Abby Wambach.After being presented with the gold trophy, Japan's players jumped up and down on the podium, then gathered behind a sign reading ''Champions. World Champions.''