With Team USA's win or go home match against Sweden
at the World Cup and what a match it was,
Ohh it was. the US was looking strong in the
first half,
putting pressure on the Swedes but unable to score the
match.
Eventually going into extra time.
Megan Rapino coming on to the pitch with the crowds
going crazy,
replacing Alex Morgan trying to make a difference and nobody
scored in that extra time.
That meant the game had to be decided by penalty
kicks and it ended in a heartbreaker and a bit
controversial too.
We're gonna get that update from ABC's Maggie Ruley in
Melbourne,
Australia. Maggie, what happened, guys?
What a heartbreaking ending to an absolutely amazing game of
soccer.
Team USA dominated the entire game,
but in the end they just couldn't quite pull off
the win.
This morning heartbreak down Under in a tense battle in
the knockout round.
Sweden overtaking Team USA, winning the match in a nerve
wracking penalty shootout.
This one's gonna hurt for a bit.
It all came down to this,
you would say. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher facing off with Lina
Hurtig of Sweden.
The kick appeared to be blocked,
but after further review, the kick crosses the line by
a fraction.
Team USA out fighting back tears after their quest for
historic making third straight World Cup ends.
It's tough seeing. Some careers and tonight on that field
lots of legends.
How are we feeling? Ohh heartbroken.
Yeah no word from the beginning of the match.
USA keeping the pressure on the Swedes from the get
go.
Trinity Rodman and Co captain Lindsey Horan starting out aggressive
5 attempts before halftime.
US maintaining majority of the possession in the first half.
The second-half the US came out firing the Americans with
a great chance to score.
Haran blasting the ball of the net but the Swedish
goalie making an amazing save.
Then it was saved. After save down the stretch,
ultimately sending it to extra time,
I am proud of the way the team fought part
of the group,
the US putting the first few shots in the net.
But it was missus from Sophia Smith,
Kelly O'Hara and Megan Rapino that left the door open
for Sweden.
Rapino taking the field for the last time with Team
USA announcing her retirement just a few weeks ago.
The soccer legend leaves behind a storied career consisting of
17 World Cup matches and 14 Olympic matches with more
than 11,000 minutes playing in a USB.
The form I feel like the game isn't a a
great,
great place for me to gracefully step away.
And Mayor Rapino has announced she'll be retiring at the
end of this season.
And this game, that penalty kick,
is definitely not the storybook ending she was hoping for.
But guys, despite this game,
she will always be remembered as one of the greatest
players in history.
And guys, I have to say,
all the fans who talked to they say despite this
game,
they are still Team USA fans and nothing can change
that.
Guys, thank you so much for all your work down
under heartbreak for USA,
their earliest exit in the World Cup,
but in four more years we'll be back.