The U.S. Women’s National Team’s hopes of a historic Women’s World Cup three-peat are still alive – thanks to a goal post
Portugal's Ana Capeta nearly scored in stoppage time but her shot hit the right post and the United States escaped with a uninspiring 0-0 draw Tuesday night that got them through — just barely — to the knockout round.
The scoreless tie, combined with the Netherlands' dismantling of Vietnam, put the USWNT in second place after their final Group E match at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday. “We should have put some in the back of the net and we didn't. We own that,” Alex Morgan said. “We're not happy with the performance we put out there. But at the same time, we're moving on.”Portugal, who is playing in their first World Cup, came inches from upsetting the top-ranked United States, with four titles.
“I truly believed that the goal would be in that moment and I was starting to think, `What can I do to help my players if we're winning 1-0?'" Portugal's coach Francisco Neto said. “What I said to the girls, I was very proud. Of course, they are very sad because we have huge expectations of ourselves.”
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