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U.S. women return to rousing reception

Published: July 18, 2011 8:52 PM
By STEVE ZIPAY steve.zipay@newsday.com

The USA women's World Cup soccer team returned from Germany, after Sunday's loss in the title game to Japan. Players met the media outside the W hotel in New York Monday. AP video. (July 18) (July 18, 2011 10:12 PM)

Videos

Japan has won the Women's World Cup, stunning

U.S. fans stunned The United States is in the World Cup

Win over France Young female fans in Farmingdale and Babylon watch

U.S. women's soccer: Fans-tastic!

Galleries

U.S. women's soccer team returns home Japan players celebrate with the trophy following the

WWC final: Japan 2, U.S. 2 (3-1 PKs) U.S. soccer star Hope Solo, left, and Karina

Hope Solo

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For Abby Wambach and the U.S. women's soccer team, which arrived on native soil Monday from Germany after a disappointing finish to the World Cup on Sunday, the New York homecoming was unexpected and heartwarming.

"We were walking through [Newark] airport, there was a bunch of people with flags, cheering, asking for autographs," Wambach said. "All the airport security seemed to want to have...

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