End of era?

Despite errors and a bad call that put them a player down, the U.S. women were outplayed on the field and the best team won. U.S. dominance is over.

clipped from news.yahoo.com Brazil kicks U.S. from Women's World Cup By STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer HANGZHOU, China - The streak is over, and so is the United States' bid for a third Women's World Cup championship. Brazil and its star player Marta put on a dazzling performance against the Americans and cruised to a 4-0 victory in the semifinals Thursday, ending the U.S. unbeaten streak at 51 games and sending the Brazilians into their first title match, against Germany on Sunday. Brazil went ahead on an own-goal in the 20th minute, and Marta made it 2-0 soon after. Cristiane and Marta added goals in the second half, with Marta becoming the tournament's leading scorer with seven goals.