Struggling USA out for World Cup reset against familiar foes Sweden

Alex Morgan of the US national team speaks to the media during a Saturday press conference at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Photograph: Alex Grimm/FIFA/Getty Images

The United States women have enough talent to win the World Cup. The United States women also don’t look anything like a team playing well enough to win a World Cup. On Sunday, the duality of the Americans’ lackluster World Cup to date shifts to the knockout stage, where they hope to avoid the worst finish in program history.

Of course, it had to be Sweden.