The Englishwoman has overseen three wins from three at in Paris, reshaping how the team plays and blowing away memories of the 2023 World Cup
It took under a minute after kick-off for the American supporters to break into a chant of “I believe that we will win”, in the stands in Marseille. That in itself is not too out of the ordinary – it’s one of the customary rallying cries from those who worship the US women’s national team – but there was a vigour to the chant on Wednesday evening that had a valid, renewed and performance-based justification.
It was by no means perfect. Manchester City centre-back Alanna Kennedy – thrown forward by the Matildas as a make-shift striker for a last throw of the dice – could and probably should have levelled the game at 2-2 in second-half stoppage time. And there were moments when the US appeared to be stretched a little too easily.
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