It has been 12 years since the U.S. women's soccer team had its iconic moment:
Will it be Ballon d'Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo? Or what about Euro 2008 winner Fernando Torres?
If a men's team won back-to-back World Cups, scored 20 goals without conceding and beat Brazil in the final, they would probably be hailed as the greatest side of all time.
Germany became the first team to successfully defend the women's World Cup when they beat Brazil 2-0, with goals from Birgit Prinz and Simone Laudehr in Shanghai.
Germany's female national soccer team wins the World Cup in China. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports
World Cup encounters between Germany and Argentina are usually tense, later stages affairs, such as last year's quarterfinal clash in which the hosts ousted the tournament favorites on penalties after a 1-1 draw, or the 1990 final in which West Germany claimed the title with a 1-0 win over Diego Maradona's defending champions.
Brazil and Barcelona star Ronaldinho was named World Player of the Year for the second straight year by soccer's governing body FIFA on Monday.
World champions and tournament favorites Germany beat Norway 3-1 to win their fourth successive UEFA European Women's Championship at Blackburn on Sunday.
Barcelona and Brazil star Ronaldinho was crowned FIFA World Footballer of the Year on Monday at a gala evening at the Zurich opera house.
Birgit Prinz scored four goals as world champions Germany crushed China 8-0 in their opening Group F game in the women's Olympic tournament in Patras on Wednesday.
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