Sweden defeated the United States women’s national team on Sunday in penalties and knocked the defending Women’s World Cup champions out of the tournament.

Lina Hurtig’s shot against Alyssa Naeher went off the goalie's hand, onto the top of the net and then over the goal line, according to officials on the ground.

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<div class="author-bio"><p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.</p></div>

The US women's national team was eliminated from the Women's World Cup on Sunday after a dramatic penalty shootout. Lina Hurtig won it for Sweden.{ai:summary}<p>Defending champions, USA, knocked out of Women's World Cup by Sweden in penalty shootout. #sports</p>

Sweden stuns USWNT in penalties; defending Women's World Cup champs eliminated

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