Live Updates Gold Medal Softball Game: Team USA vs. Japan.

It's the matchup everyone's been waiting for. USA vs. Japan

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A rematch of the gold medal game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics

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where the Japanese came away with gold both times.

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Now, in the finals of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham,

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Team USA has the opportunity to come away with the gold on home soil.

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Both teams are undefeated in the World Games and have dominated their opponents.

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USA has wins over Italy, Chinese Taipei,

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