Complex sentence: Japan defeated the United States in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final in a penalty shootout, thus claiming their first FIFA Women's World Cup title, becoming the first Asian team to do so and only the fourth women's world champions.
Split into simpler sentences: Japan defeated the United States in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final in a penalty shootout. Thus, claiming their first FIFA Women's World Cup title, the first Asian team to do so, and becoming only the fourth women's world champions.