No rough-house tactics in women's final - US
- Published: 9 Aug 2012 at 00.48
- Online news: Sports
United States skipper Abby Wambach has ruled out any chance of rough-house tactics marring Thursday's Olympic football final as her side seeks to avenge their World Cup loss to Japan.
US forward Abby Wambach (R) scores from a penalty during the London 2012 Olympic Games womens semi final football match between the US and Canada at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on August 6. Wambach has ruled out any chance of rough-house tactics marring Thursday's Olympic football final as her side seeks to avenge their World Cup loss to Japan.
The defending champions take on the Japanese in front of a record 83,000 crowd at Wembley in the climax to a pulsating Olympic tournament which has been notable for a rugged, physical edge in several bruising encounters.
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