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Author: Michael
Julie Ertz alluded to her international retirement after a heartbreaking loss to Sweden and an early exit from the Women’s World Cup. “It’s probably my last game ever having the honor to be able to wear this crest,” Ertz told Fox’s Jenny Taft following the round-of-16 defeat.
The 31-year-old has competed in three World Cup tournaments for the U.S., winning two trophies for the Stars and Stripes.“It’s an honor to represent this team and I’m excited for the future of the girls,” Ertz said.
The USWNT’s loss in the round of 16 at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Melbourne on Sunday was heartbreaking. After a scoreless regulation and extra time, Sweden and the United States had to go seven rounds in penalty kicks to decide the match, and the deciding goal couldn’t have been any closer.
Tied in PKs and needing a save to extend the match, it appeared as if U.S. goalie Alyssa Naeher saved Sweden striker Lisa Hurtig’s shot to force an eighth round.
Vlatko Andonovski is the first coach to lead the USWNT into multiple major tournaments and win none of them. This will almost certainly lead to his ouster.
The USWNT was left in stunned disbelief following a heartbreaking loss in the round of 16 at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Following a scoreless draw through the first two halves of play, neither team was able to find the back of the net in extra time either, resulting in a penalty-kick shootout.
Following a miss off over the bar by Sweden’s Nathalie Bjorn on her team’s third attempt, with the score tied at two in penalties, the USWNT’s Megan Rapinoe had a chance to seize control but missed over the bar as well.
Sunday’s soccer match between the USWNT and Sweden marked the longest-ever in World Cup history. The result was heartbreaking for the Americans.
USWNT Suffers Earliest Elimination From World Cup By Matter Of Inches On Heartbreaking VAR Review
It took less than 90 minutes for the referee to get involved in the action, though not on purpose.
Stéphanie Frappart of France was in charge of the heavyweight bout and found herself in the line of fire on multiple occasions. Things got started with an early attack from the American side that was snuffed out by an offsides call.
In the seventh round of a penalty-kick shootout at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the U.S. women’s national team’s fate was sealed in a game of inches—or even millimeters.
On the final penalty kick against Sweden, the USWNT was eliminated in the round of 16 by the slimmest of margins that required a dramatic VAR review that held the world of soccer in suspense.
With the chance to win the match for Sweden, Lina Hurtig stepped up to the penalty spot and sent a shot on target that was initially stopped by Alyssa Naeher. But the U.S.
The United States Women’s National Team simply could not finish throughout the Sunday’s match against Sweden on Sunday night in Melbourne, Australia. Despite multiple quality chances, the Americans struggled to capitalize and saw their earliest exit from the World Cup— ever.
USA players show dejection after the team’s defeat through the penalty shootout in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Round of 16 match between Sweden and USA at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on August 06, 2023 in Melbourne / Naarm, Australia.
After a tense, scoreless 120 minutes, USA and Sweden came down to penalty kicks. Alyssa Naeher appeared to make a crucial save, but VAR ruled it a goal.
The final moments of the PAC-12 could have come straight out of a Tom Clancy novel.
The once-powerful West Coast conference disintegrated Friday when Oregon and Washington jumped to the Big Ten and ASU, Arizona and Utah joined Colorado in the Big 12.
Now, it’s just WSU, Oregon State, Cal and Stanford that remain. Details are now coming out about what happened and how it all went down, and the details rival any high intensity movie about the Cold War.
Oregon joined the Big Ten.