How the U.S. Was Eliminated From the Women’s World Cup, Shot by Shot
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on August 6, 2023
Under an ink black Australian sky above Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, the Women’s World Cup game between the United States and Sweden on Sunday went on and on and on. For 120 minutes, it went on as the teams tried unsuccessfully to score, with nearly 28,000 fans so nervous that they could only muster a simmer of cheers. Until penalty kicks turned up the volume and decided it all.
That’s when the United States’ recent dominance in the World Cup fully ended, and the Americans were left . . .
