MELBOURNE – Sweden beat the United States 5-4 on penalties to condemn the defending champions to their earliest Women’s World Cup exit on Sunday, after the teams were locked at 0-0 at the end of extra time. Lina Hurtig struck the winning spot kick at Melbourne...
Sweden head into a quarter-final against Japan in Auckland on Friday but it was the first exit before the semi-finals in nine World Cups for the Americans, who were bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive title.“It’s a tough moment, a moment where it’s hard to go through,” he said. “You have hopes that the ball didn’t cross the line. That just shows how cruel this game can be.”
“We’re so happy right now,” she said in a radio interview. “I don’t know how we managed to stay in this game. Young US forward Sophia Smith was left shattered, having had a chance to win the match for the four-time champions when she stepped up in the penalty shoot-out only to blast the ball over the bar.The talismanic Megan Rapinoe, renowned for her peerless record in shoot-outs, thumped the US’ fourth kick over the bar after Sweden’s Nathalie Bjorn also fired their third attempt high.
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