| | Lindsay Schnell | National Correspondent, Portland
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The U.S. women's national team is out of the World Cup. Read that again. |
After Kelley O'Hara missed a penalty kick for the U.S., Sweden's Lina Hurtig approached with a chance to send her team to a quarterfinal game against Japan. Initially, Alyssa Naeher appeared to deflect Hurtig's shot, but video assistant referee showed the ball rolled back across the goal line by millimeters, giving Sweden the win on penalties after a scoreless draw in the round of 16. |
This is the earliest exit the USWNT has ever made at a major tournament. |
USA humbled by Sweden, again: The end of the U.S. women's national team dynasty was as embarrassing as it was quick. The two-time defending champions came to this World Cup with a chance to make history as the first team, men's or women's, to win three consecutive titles. Instead, they made history of a wholly different sort with their earliest exit ever at a World Cup or an Olympics. |
The Round of 16 game was probably the best the USWNT had played the entire World Cup, but they still couldn't score. It wasn't because of lack of opportunities, either. The Americans got lots of decent looks, but Sweden's goalkeeper Zećira Mušović made terrific save after terrific save. She was absolutely the player of the match. |
Need proof of how good Mušović was vs. the USWNT? Take a look at the videos below. This is just a small sampling Mušović's incredible play − can she do the same vs. Japan in the quarterfinals? |
"They suck. They're cruel." |
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