The U.S. National Women’s Team survived a major scare against Portugal, with the team’s final first-round game at the 2023 Women’s World Cup ending in a 0-0 tie Tuesday, as the world’s top-ranked Women’s soccer team will now enter the tournament’s “Round of 16” with a campaign that has so far failed to kick into high gear.
Andi Sullivan of the United States goes up for a header with Tatiana Pinto and Telma Encarnacão of ... [+]
The USWNT—which was placed in Group E along with Portugal, Netherlands and Vietnam—finished the first leg of the tournament ranked second in the group.
The Dutch women’s team finished on top of the group after crushing Vietnam 7-0 in their final first-round game.
This is the first time that the USWNT has not topped their group in the first round of a World Cup since 2011.
The USWNT were nearly knocked out of the tournament in the dying minutes of the game as a strike from Portugal’s Ana Capeta found the goal post.
This is a developing story.