Sweden's calling card during this tournament had been how dangerous and effective it is on set pieces. Which is why the team's dreams of its first-ever World Cup title ended Tuesday in a painfully ironic way.
"I felt like, ‘Yeah, OK, game on,'" Musociv said."But somehow, they scored the second goal."Spanish coach Jorge Vilda said he told his players right then that they needed to"continue fighting, don't stop believing and start preparing ourselves for extra time. But thank goodness we didn't have to."
That's because even though they may not have the same kind of set-piece reputation as Sweden, the Spaniards feel just as confident when they're in those situations. "We practice a series of corners," Vilda said via interpreter."Direct corners, short corners, and one of the strategies is to give the ball to a player where Carmona was. But to shoot the ball the way she did, that's her talent."
Carmona was wide-open, lingering just outside the 18-yard box. Not many players can score from that range, but the force on her shot didn't give Musovic a chance to save it. "I just remember that I couldn't see the ball for a long time," Musovic said."Then when it's a little bit too late and I see the ball and it's too late to do any bigger movement. It's a tricky situation. It's a good shot and a good finish."While there's been so much talk aboutA rising power in women's soccer, this is only's third World Cup appearance.
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