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After Brandi Chastain of the United States scored the winning goal in the 1999 Women’s World Cup, she perfectly illustrated that a picture is really worth 1,000 words.

Chastain’s unbridled joy, ripping off her shirt and showing off her sports bra in front of more than 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl after the American’s secured a 5-4 victory on penalty kicks, was a signature moment – perhaps the signature moment – in the history of women’s soccer.

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Of course, there was a losing team.

That would be China, the team that just happens to be facing the United States at Lansdowne Stadium in Friday’s quarterfinal game at the 2015 Womens World Cup.

While plenty of corner kicks have passed between the teams before and since that monumental game, the memories remain.

In the only other World Cup game between the teams, the U.S. defeated China 2-0 in the bronze medal game at the 1995 tournament in Sweden.

It may not be quite akin to the rivalry between Canada and the Soviet Union/Russia in hockey, but there is a sense of history every time the teams meet.