England were knocked out of the Women's World Cup in heartbreaking fashion as Laura Bassett's injury-time own goal sent holders Japan into Sunday's final.
The Lionesses were attempting to reach their first World Cup final and only England's second after the men's team's victory in 1966.
They looked on course to take the Olympic silver medallists to extra time after Fara Williams's penalty cancelled out Aya Miyama's spot-kick.
But as the game entered a second minute of stoppage time, Bassett diverted a rare Japanese cross over goalkeeper Karen Bardsley's head, the ball hitting the crossbar and agonisingly bouncing over the line.
There was barely time for England to respond and Notts County defender Bassett burst into tears at the final whistle as her team-mates sank to the turf
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