This is a team that had not lost a Women’s World Cup match for 12 years, had never finished worse than third in the tournament, and was aiming for a historic World Cup three-peat, a near impossible feat never achieved in men’s or women’s soccer.
Always remember that you encourage women and girls everywhere to show up and fight for their dreams.”Alex Morgan reacts after the US was knocked out the World Cup.
It’s been an honor.”Megan Rapinoe played in her last ever World Cup match for the US.
Brad Smith/USSF/Getty ImagesFellow two-time World Cup winner Julie Ertz also told Fox Sports afterwards, while fighting back tears, that she would probably never play for the USWNT ever again.
“We just lost the World Cup by a millimeter,” Naeher told Fox Sports.
Persons:
Alex Morgan, –, Megan Rapinoe, Julie Ertz –, Jill Biden, ” Alex Morgan, Alex Pantling, Hillary Clinton, “ I’m, Zećira Mušović, “, Vlatko Andonovski, ” Andonovski, ”, Lindsey Horan, William West, ’, I’ve, It’s, ” Megan Rapinoe, Brad Smith, Julie Ertz, Lina Hurtig’s, Alyssa Naeher, Naeher
Organizations:
CNN, Sweden, US, National, Twitter, “, FIFA, Vietnam, Portugal, Getty, ”, Fox Sports, USSF
Locations:
Melbourne, Sweden, Netherlands, Portugal, Portuguese, AFP