At least their loss can't be blamed on their rampant patriotism, as the players were shown standing stone-faced during many different matches when the U.S. national anthem was played.
IT NEVER GETS OLD HEARING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 🇺🇸🫡 pic.twitter.com/1WjdUfxJcQ
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2023
From Western Journal:
The game was a rematch of the 2019 final, in which the women’s team blanked the Dutch squad 2-0 on a penalty shot from Megan Rapinoe and another goal from Rose Lavelle.
However, this time the Dutch drew first blood, with Jill Roord scoring 17 minutes into the match at Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, according to an Associated Press report.
Lindsey Horan would tie things up with a header in the 62nd minute, but neither squad could break the tie.
The match was a disappointment for the U.S. Women’s National Team, which has won four of eight World Cup finals, has never finished worse than third, and won its first contest by a 3-0 score over Vietnam.
Out of 51 matches they’ve played in the World Cup, they’ve won 41 vs. four losses and six draws. Their last draw was during the 2015 Women’s World Cup, when they finished 0-0 against Sweden during the group stage. (The team’s last loss was in penalty kicks against the Japanese team during the 2011 World Cup final after tying 2-2 after regulation and extra time.)
Moreover, the tie could put the team in a position where they’re overtaken by Portugal in the final match of the group stage. While the United States still leads the group by a dint of its better goal differential than the Dutch — both teams have one win and one draw with no losses — a loss to the Portuguese combined with a Netherlands win against the Vietnamese would eliminate the American women at the group stage for the first time.
Which would be fitting, considering they appear to be tired of representing their country, anyway.
This team is truly a disgrace in more ways than one.
Seems like many players are overly focused on making political gestures rather than simply playing their sport.
Honestly, it's not too surprising that they're flailing all over the field.
