The USA Is Out at the World Cup. It’s Clear What They Have to Do Now.

The USWNT coach’s biggest error ran deeper than his substitutions.

After having the better of a 0–0 draw against Sweden through 120 minutes of regular and extra time, the only thing that separated the United States women’s national team and their opponents was a sliver of green space that showed Lina Hurtig’s sudden death penalty had crossed the U.S. goal line. U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher read Hurtig’s shot well and got both hands to it, but the ball spun up off her fingers and fluttered forward into the goal.

—and peppering the Swedish goal with 11 on-frame attempts of its own. Only the fast-twitch heroics of Swedish keeper Zecira Mušović got the game to penalties in the first place.But the U.S. was still a shadow of its previous self, unable to create separation from its opponents. Better didn’t equal great. The USWNT looked like a team that could advance today, but not like one that would win this entire tournament.

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