Our Reigning FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Champions Set New Scoring Record and Allow No Goals Scored
Will the USA win a fourth World Cup this year at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup? The USA is absolutely the favourite to win in this international competition and has performed exceptionally well so far, advancing from the group stage without allowing in a goal.
The @USWNT is larger than life!
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USA Defeats Sweden 2-0 and Clinches Group F
It has been an exciting series of Women’s World Cup games, kicking off with the reigning FIFA Women’s World Cup™ champions’ USA setting a new record for scoring goals with a huge opening victory against Thailand. This was followed by a strong showing with another victory against Chile and today, our country defeated Sweden in the third match of group play.
Lindsey Horan scored and depending upon your view, Tobin Heath scored or looked like she assisted in an own goal by Andersson, bringing the final score to USA 2-0 Sweden. Heath’s goal goes down in the history books as the 18th for the U.S. in group play, breaking a record of goals scored in 1995 by Norway.
“It’s a good performance and we wanted to continue to build momentum,” Head Coach Jill Ellis told a news conference after the match.
Not conceding a goal in the group stage is a great start to build on.
Now, everyone is cordially invited to the #USWNT‘s Super Sweet 16
No. 1⃣8⃣, LET'S GO.
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) June 20, 2019
𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 for goals in a group stage of a #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/CuBgtMardF
It has been a great show of strength, talent and jubilation as the USA continues to prove its place on the world stage in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Out of the knockout stage, we now advance to the tougher games with formidable rivals, facing Spain next Monday, June 24 at noon (Eastern Time) in the round-of-16 match in Reims, France.
Remember when Sweden was a rival?
Experts say the main rival now is France, which we are on a collision course with and might meet in the quarterfinals in Paris.
Who will be crowned World Cup Champions in France?
It has been one victorious win after another. So far this year, the U.S Soccer Women’s National Team has a streak of nine wins, seven of them shutouts.
Interested in U.S. Soccer’s Lineup Notes? The Starting XI vs.Sweden was 1-Alyssa Naeher; 5-Kelley O’Hara, 7-Abby Dahlkemper, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 19-Crystal Dunn; 9-Lindsey Horan, 3-Samantha Mewis, 16-Rose Lavelle; 17-Tobin Heath, 13-Alex Morgan (capt.), 15-Megan Rapinoe.
The only questions
The @USWNT scored their 18th goal of the group stage – that's a new #FIFAWWC record! 🇺🇸💪 pic.twitter.com/Yw0MDoRCVq
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 20, 2019
The USA has already earned the Largest Margin of Victory in Women’s World Cup History
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Up Next for USA:
How strong was Thailand, in comparison to the upcoming matches? The USA is in Group F and the next match is on Sunday, June 16 against Chili who already lost their first game … Sweden shutout Chile 2-0.
| Monday, JUNE 24 | TIME | VENUE | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States vs. Chile | Noon ET | Paris | Fox |
How to Catch the Action – Stream or Watch on TV:
Tune into Fox and FS1 or Telemundo. You can watch the tournament on fuboTV (Try for free).
And follow the team on U.S. Soccer Social: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
