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TOKYO -- The United States beat Nigeria 2-0 on Tuesday to advance to the final of the womens under-20 World Cup, where it will face defending champion Germany. Morgan Brian scored in the first half and Kealia Ohai added another after the break as the U.S. advanced to the final for the third time, having won the tournament in 2002 and 2008. "It was a difficult match physically," U.S. coach Steve Swanson said. "Nigeria gave us all we could handle and a little more. Getting that first goal was key for us." Brian opened the scoring with a header in the 22nd minute and Ohai doubled the lead in the 70th, taking a through ball from Samantha Mewis and beating Nigerias goalkeeper Ibubeleye Whyte with a right-foot shot from 12 metres (yards). Nigeria pressed forward after the second goal but the Americans denied them a chance to get back in the game. "I thought our back four did a very good job of keeping possession and allowing us to get out of our end," Swanson said. Germany, looking to become the first team to win consecutive titles, scored three goals in the opening 20 minutes in beating host Japan 3-0. Melanie Leupolz opened the scoring in the first minute when she took a pass from Dzsenifer Marozsan and beat Japan goalkeeper Sakiko Ikeda with an angled right-foot shot. Marozsan doubled the lead in the 13th with a lob over the head of Ikeda and Lena Lotzen made it 3-0 with a header in the 19th for her sixth goal of the tournament. Japan will face Nigeria for third place on Saturday before the U.S. meets Germany in the final. Germany also won the title in 2004. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . Houston (6-5-5, 23 points) won for the second time in its past four games, while Philadelphia (3-9-2, 11 points) has lost three of the past four and six of its past eight games. 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Scherzer (9-5) gave up only one run -- on Mike Trouts homer in the sixth inning -- three hits and four walks over seven innings. Prince Fielder provided a lift with his bat and hustle in the second inning. He hit a flare down the left-field line and rumbled to second, sliding ahead of the tag and knocking Maicer Izturis way off the bag. "This guy is just a workmanlike player -- with star status, obviously -- and he just comes here every day to bust his tail," Leyland said. "He got the double out of the box. Thats pretty impressive." Fielder shrugged off the praise. "Thats just how I play," he said. "I dont do it for a spark. I just play hard. "I gave myself a little headache. I dont know what I hit, but I was a little dizzy." Fielder scored the games first run on Jhonny Peraltas two-out double and Avila made it 3-0 on the next pitch with his sixth home run. Danny Worths RBI double brought Peralta home for a four-run cushion in the fourth inning. Cabrera cracked a pitch to left for his 21st homer to put Detroit up 5-0 in the fifth. Trout struck out swinging in his first two at-bats against Scherzer, then struck back with his 14th homer in the sixth to allow the Angels to avoid being shut out. The hot-hitting rookie has scored in 11 straight games, pulling within two of matching the franchise-record streak set by Jim Edmonds in 1995. That wasnt enough against Scherzer and the suddenly rolling Tigers in the Motor City. "He kept us off balance all day, there wasnt a lot to be had," Trout said.dddddddddddd "He was throwing in the upper 90s with two other great pitches. It made it difficult to come up with a good plan against him. The way he was throwing, I dont think anyone couldve done much." After Scherzers strong start in which he had at least nine strikeouts for the seventh time this season, Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde combined to pitch two perfect innings. Detroit outscored Los Angeles 12-3 after the Angels routed the Tigers 13-0 Tuesday, "The last two nights, we got excellent pitching and you always look like a good team when you do that," Leyland said. "We shut down a powerhouse. They got a lot of nice combinations of power and speed, its pretty impressive." Jerome Williams, meanwhile, got roughed up. Williams (6-7) allowed five runs and nine hits over six-plus innings. Williams has lost five straight starts for the first time in his career after a strong start this year. "Theyre a good hitting team and I left the ball up in the zone," he said. "I just gotta get back to where I was earlier in the season." The Angels have won just five of their last 13 games. "We just need to kind of catch our breath a little," Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said. "We havent played well out of the break and weve got to get our groove back." NOTES: Albert Pujols went 0 for 3 with a walk as a DH because Scioscia didnt want to risk having him and his banged-up left foot in the field. "Were going to evaluate him every day but hopefully this is short-term," Scioscia said. Pujols insisted he felt fine before the game. ... Both teams are set to host teams leading their division. Detroit begins a three-game series against the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Friday night, with its ace, Justin Verlander, and Jake Peavy scheduled to start. "Im sure its going to be big in the community, but its July," Leyland said. ... Angels ace Jered Weaver will face AL West-leading Texas, whose probable pitcher is Derek Holland in the series opener Friday night. ... Detroit DH Delmon Young went 0 for 4 to end his 10-game hitting streak. ... The Tigers have won 11 of their last 16 games against the Angels at home. ' ' '