American soccer star Megan Rapinoe has been devastated after removing your team in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, in a match against Sweden where she he missed his collection in the decisive penalty shootout.
“Soccer can be cruel sometimes,” the 38-year-old veteran told Fox reporter Jenny Taft. “I feel like this It’s like a sick joke. I don’t know, it looks like a dark comedy. I missed a penalty.”
A key piece in the international successes of the American squad -which reached the universal event after winning the last two tournaments of this magnitude-, the winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2019 acknowledged that “it was not our day”, and maintained that ” It has been an honor” to play all these years for the Stars and Stripes team, from which he said goodbye after the clash against the Nordics.
Rapinoe represents a benchmark for women’s soccer and has been on the front line of defending the LGBTQ+ communityhuman rights, pay equity and the battle against racism.
The United States troops had never been eliminated in the round of 16 of a World Cup, so the defeat against the Swedes becomes a painful milestone in their record. The clash ended 0-0 after regulation time and overtime, and in the penalty lottery the Europeans won 5-4 with a phallus included from the player from Reding, California.
The early farewell of the norteñas added to previous surprises such as those led by Germany, Canada and Brazil, who could not overcome the group stage.
