2023-08-06 19:11:39
Sweden beat the United States and qualified for the quarterfinals following a goalless duel that was decided in a heart-stopping penalty shootout (5-4) and that leaves the current champion out of the Women’s World Cup.
The match was totally dominated by the Americans, in regulation time and overtime, with 22 shots on goal once morest ninebut the stoicness of the Europeans led the story to the definition from the 12 steps.
From the white patch, the story had a tremendous emotion, since with two misses per side (including by star Megan Rapinoe for the Americans), the shootout reached the seventh penalty per side.
In that instance, Kelley O’Hara missed for the USA, leaving Lina Hurtig the chance to seal the series for the Swedes. In that shot, Hurtig finished off and found himself covered by goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, twice on the edge of the goal line, although football is so capricious that, between claims, the technology indicated that the ball entered the goal by millimeters, generating total madness from the Scandinavians.
???? A HISTORICAL DEFINITION FOR A HISTORICAL ELIMINATION
By millimeters, the ball entered the last penalty for Sweden to get into the top 8 in the tournament.
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In the round of eight of the tournament, the Swedes will face Japan, which for its part, eliminated Norway.
In another World Cup duel, the Netherlands defeated South Africa 2-0 and met Spain for the quarterfinals.
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