Their elation quickly turned to stunned silence when a review of the shot determined the ball had crossed the goal line, sending the US women’s team crashing out of the World Cup.
Fans of US women’s football are not used the seeing their team lose.
The squad came into this tournament aiming for a historic and never before achieved “three-peat” – three consecutive World Cup wins.
But he added: “Not everyone remembers that, before she was the hero of the 2015 World Cup, Carli Lloyd missed a [penalty kick] in the 2011 [World Cup] final.
“And we hope to cheer in person at the next Women’s World Cup, wherever it may be.”
Persons:
Alyssa Naeher, Carly Andler, ” Andler, Susie Quesada, Chris Woolf, ” Woolf, Ellie Sterrett, ”, Ellie Sterret, Sonia Sterrett, Sophia Smith, ’ ”, Trevor, Kelley O’Hara, ” Trevor, Mom Sonia, “ we’re, “, ” Ellie, Mike, Carli Lloyd, Suzanne Rivera
Organizations:
Australia CNN, US, Sydney, Sweden, CNN, “, women’s
Locations:
Sydney, Australia, Melbourne, California, San Francisco, Netherlands, South Africa, “, Sweden, Paul , Minnesota