The U.S. Women’s National Team’s run in the 2023 World Cup came to an end on Sunday in the Round of 16, as the four-time champs lost in penalty kicks to Sweden.
The difference was mere millimeters, and it was an agonizing defeat for the Americans who – while playing without starter Rose Lavelle – endured their earliest exit ever from any World Cup. In the previous eight tournaments, the U.S. had at least advanced to the semifinals.
