Two-time defending champions USA make earliest ever World Cup exit, as Sweden progress to face Japan in quarter-finals. Source: Sweden knock out Women’s World Cup holders USA in wild penalty shootout Category: Sports
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By Russell Lewis It was the earliest tournament exit for the two-time defending champions. The U.S. has not looked as sharp or dominant at the Women’s World Cup as questions about tactics and lineups have swirled. (Image credit: William West/AFP via Getty Images) It was the earliest tournament exit for the two-time defending champions. The […]
By NEWS WIRES Sweden stunned the United States 5-4 in a sudden-death penalty shootout Sunday to surge into a Women’s World Cup quarter-final against Japan and consign the defending champions to their earliest-ever exit. Source: US knocked out of Women’s World Cup in penalty shootout against Sweden Category: Sport