Fox Soccer commentator Alexi Lalas didn’t mince his words on the U.S. Women’s National Team.
The USWNT was saved from group-stage elimination against Portugal when a late shot bounced off the right post. The champs were that close to being bounced before the single-elimination play began.
While the underwhelming performance caused debate regarding whether the United States was sleepwalking through the elimination games before upping its performance in the knockout rounds, those results proved to be omens that the USWNT was simply not long for the 2023 World Cup.Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Sipa USA
“Before this Sweden game, a lot of people said this is when they go out because we haven’t seen anything from them,” Lalas said. “A credit to them, and credit to Vlatko , for at least in this moment doing the things to fix out and come out with a much-better performance.The USWNT fell short ints quest for a three-peat.
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