Nearly every player took the blame for the early elimination, even Arianna Caruso, who scored both of Italy\u0027s goals.
The 54th-ranked team in the world stunned Italy, ranked 16th by FIFA, with a 3-2 victory over the Italians in Wednesday’s Group G finale. South Africa won with a stoppage-time goal by Thembi Kgatlana.South Africa was ecstatic as players screamed and danced and said thankful prayers in the hallway leading to their locker room.“I really don’t know,” goalkeeper Francesca Durante said after the match. “I don’t know what didn’t work.
“I don’t think I can find the right words in this moment,” Caruso said. “I am not happy because we scored two goals and we didn’t do anything.”Article content Italy’s problems against South Africa began before Wednesday night’s game: a brutal 4-0 loss to Sweden was perhaps too difficult to overcome, even with a spot in the round of 16 at stake.
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