2023, the year Spain ends the USWNT reign

2023 will, without a doubt, be an ambiguous year USWNT aspirationsWell She dreamed of achieving the championship three times in the Women’s World Cup Which was played in Australia and New Zealand, however, it was denied by Sweden and penalties.

Along with being out of the World Cup, Megan Rapinoe hangs up her shoes, ending a great era As a soccer player for the United States women’s national team, unfortunately, she had to miss one of those penalties.

in the world cup At Canada 2015, he won the title by defeating his Japanese counterpart 5-2. and in France 2019, he did the same against Netherlands 2-0, becoming two-time world champions with the golden generation.

But the Australia/New Zealand path posed many complications They were to be in Group E Vietnam, along with the Netherlands, who they will meet again after the final, and Portugal.

With a balance of only one win and two draws, The United States advanced to the round of 16 as second in the region.Below the Netherlands.

In the direct elimination phase, They faced Sweden in a match which ended in a scoreless draw.But it had to be decided in the penalty shootout. The dream of a three-time championship vanished early as they went out in the round of 16.

Spain’s rule ended

spanish national team They defeated Switzerland in the round of 16, the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, Sweden in the semi-finals and finally their England counterparts with Olga Carmona scoring. They were successful in winning their first World Cup and became the new world champions.

They had to suffer the consequences of this in FIFA rankings.

The United States had not fallen lower in the FIFA women’s rankings since March 24, 2017.However, this setback caused them to slip to second place, while Germany rose to the top.

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