Defending champion USA eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2023 Women's World Cup

The US women's team entered the 1/8 finals of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as runners-up in Group E, while the Swedish women's team won Group G.

The US women's team (in white) is helpless in finding a goal.

Despite being the defending champion and world number 1, the US team did not perform very convincingly in the group stage when they only won second place in Group E (5 points after 2 draws and 1 win), while Sweden showed absolute strength with 3 wins in a row.

This was a match in which the US team dominated, they controlled the game and actively attacked more. However, the US players did not create many clear opportunities and had difficulty approaching the opponent's goal. Even in the first half, the Swedish women's team was the one who created more delicious opportunities but the strikers of the Nordic representative failed to take advantage of them. This situation continued in the second half, the US team dominated but could not penetrate the opponent's solid defense.

The sadness of American female players

After a goalless draw after two halves, the two teams entered two extra periods. During this time, the Swedish defense, especially goalkeeper Musovic, continued to play excellently, frustrating the American strikers and keeping a clean sheet for the home team. The 0-0 result forced the two teams to enter a lucky penalty shootout.

The joy of Swedish girls

In this series, the psychological advantage helped the Swedish women's team defeat the defending champions with a score of 5-4, thereby winning a ticket to the quarterfinals in a more dramatic way. In the round for the 8 strongest teams, the Swedish women's team will meet the Japanese women's team.

LAM VU

Source: http://www.baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/artmid/422/articleid/67540/duong-kim-vo-dich-my-bi-loai-o-vong-18-world-cup-nu-2023