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Mia Hamm's clean sheet: Why a USWNT scoring legend played in goal during a World Cup

Mia Hamm calls it "the longest 11 minutes of my life."

Was she referring to the penalty shootout in the 1999 Women's World Cup final that saw the U.S. ultimately prevail over China? Nope. How about closing out the 2004 Olympic gold-medal match against Brazil? Uh-uh. Rather, it was the 11 minutes -- give or take -- she played as a goalkeeper against Denmark at the 1995 Women's World Cup.

Imagine Wayne Gretzky donning a mask and pads in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Or women's hockey legends Hayley Wickenheiser or Cammi Granato doing the same in the Winter Olympics.