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| Eight years after the men's tournament, the memorable
first World Cup for women was staged in Uruguay in South America.
The U.S.S.R. won the first World Cup, following their victory in
the Olympics in Munich, former West Germany, in the previous year.
The club team, Yashica, representing Japan, participated in the
World Cup and ended as runners-up. Takako Iida led the Yashica
squad as the skipper and contributed to Japan's victory in the
Olympics in Montreal three years later. |
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