USA’s Heartbreaking Loss to Sweden Shocks Women’s World Cup: Megan Rapinoe’s Career Comes to an End

What a drama!

The USA were the favorites for the title at the Women’s World Cup: now the Americans lost to Sweden in the round of 16. The game ended 5:4 nE!

Scary scene shocks opponents Goalkeeper pulls meter-long tape out of his mouth!

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Football Women’s World Cup: Drama about USA star Megan Rapinoe

After 120 goalless minutes, in which the USA were clearly the better team, it went to penalties.

When the Swedes took the decisive penalty, Linda Hurtig’s (26) ball landed just ONE (!) millimeter behind the goal line after a save by US keeper Alyssa Naeher (35). The video evidence brings the decision. The Swedes cheer and the reigning world champion is out!

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The Americans around Megan Rapinoe (38) failed to decide the game in the 120 minutes. 11:1 shots on target, 21:7 completions, but no goal.

The drama takes its course in the penalty shootout!

The first five shooters score, the USA leads 3-2 after a goal from Kristie Mewis (32). Sweden’s Nathalie Björn (26) bangs the leather a meter over the bar.

Rapinoe is heartbroken after her missed shot. After 203 international matches, she ended her career

Photo: HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERS

Next up: Megan Rapinoe. The US star had already announced before the World Cup that she would end her career after the World Cup. And she also puts the ball over the box!

Blomqvist and Smith also miss, but Bennison safely converts in the top left – 3.3. Eriksson and US goalkeeper Naeher keep their cool, then O’Hara misses before Hurtig concedes what is arguably the narrowest penalty in history.

This is the end of US star Rapinoe’s career.

Ahead of the World Cup, as part of her retirement statement, she said: “I just wanted to do it now and get it out of the way before we go to New Zealand. That way we can concentrate on our actual task, which is to win another world championship.” She has now missed this goal by a few millimeters.

Sweden will meet Japan in the quarter-finals next Friday (9.30 a.m. German time).

2023-08-06 12:44:22
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