For the U.S. Women’s National Team, Sunday’s loss to Sweden proved to be a game of millimeters.
“Proud of the fight the team tonight,” Naeher said. “We knew we hadn’t given our best in the group stage and we wanted a complete team performance. I thought we played great tonight.Each of the USWNT’s last two games came down to millimeters as the U.S. only advanced to the Round of 16 by tying Portugal after a kick bounced off the post.Alyssa Naeher of the U.S.
attempts to save a penalty from Sweden’s Lina Hurtig during the penalty shootout as the ball crosses the line.FOXSports/Twitter“You couldn’t see it with the naked eye; you certainly couldn’t see it in the moment. Alyssa Naeher didn’t think it was over the line, but ultimately we have this technology,”“For this team, both good and bad, it was down to inches in this World Cup.”
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