One win away from reaching the Women's World Cup final, England battled favored Japan relentlessly in the semifinals on Wednesday night, forcing stoppage time while tied at 1 goal apiece.
Then, in the 92nd minute, just three minutes from going to extra time against defending champs Japan, the Lionesses lost. But they didn't just lose -- they lost in the most-heartbreaking way imaginable.
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Trying to clear a ball in stoppage time, England's Laura Bassett instead booted it right into her own net. Game over. Dreams dashed. Here's the heart-breaking blunder.
All jokes aside, you can't help but feel absolutely awful for Bassett. One can only imagine the agony she's going through now.
Japan now advances to play the U.S. in Sunday's final, a rematch of Japan's upset to win the trophy in 2011. England faces Germany in the third-place match.