The United States women’s soccer team loses to Sweden in the Round of 16, which results in their earliest World Cup departure to date. Following a scoreless game in regulation and overtime, Sweden wins an exciting penalty shootout 5-4.
Alyssa Naeher, the goalie for the U.S. Women, tries to block Lina Hurtig’s penalty kick twice before it slips between her hands and seals the victory for Sweden.
Consider for a second how accurate that shot was.
ESPN said that the Americans made a solid start to the penalty shootout by making their first three attempts. Megan Rapinoe, Sophia Smith, and Kelley O’Hara all made efforts to score, but were unsuccessful. Hurtig was given the chance to win the game by taking this role.
Following their observation of Rapinoe’s response to missing the penalty during the game, American spectators were incredibly enthusiastic about her.
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Her team would have won if she had been able to make her kick.
