U.S. Women's Soccer Team Knocked Out of World Cup by Sweden
In a highly anticipated match, the United States was eliminated from the Women's World Cup by Sweden. The game ended in a goalless draw after 120 minutes of regulation play, leading to a nerve-wracking penalty shootout. Both teams had their share of missed shots during the shootout, but Sweden managed to secure a 5-4 victory when U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher couldn't save a shot from Lina Hurtig. Throughout the game, the U.S. initially dominated possession and had more shots on goal, but Sweden steadily increased the pressure and had a few close attempts. Megan Rapinoe, a star midfielder for the U.S. team and a member of previous World Cup-winning squads, entered the game during extra time. Sweden advances to the quarterfinals, where they will face Japan.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 In a highly anticipated match,
00:04 the United States was eliminated
00:05 from the Women's World Cup by Sweden.
00:07 The game ended in a goalless draw
00:08 after 120 minutes of regulation play,
00:10 leading to a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.
00:13 Both teams had their share of missed shots
00:14 during the shootout,
00:15 but Sweden managed to secure a 5-4 victory
00:17 when US goalkeeper Alyssa Neher
00:19 couldn't save a shot from Lena Herting.
00:21 Throughout the game, the US initially dominated possession
00:23 and had more shots on goal,
00:25 but Sweden steadily increased the pressure
00:27 and had a few close attempts.
00:28 Megan Rapinoe, a star midfielder for the US team
00:31 and a member of previous World Cup-winning squads,
00:33 entered the game during extra time.
00:35 Sweden advances to the quarterfinals
00:37 where they'll face Japan.
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