The United States have held on by a thread to keep the defence of their Women’s World Cup title alive, stumbling into the knockout stages with a 0-0 draw against debutants Portugal at Eden Park.
The four-time champions were playing with everything on the line on Tuesday but spurned several chances to find the net, and the addition of veteran Megan Rapinoe in the second half did little to turn things around against a physical Portugal defence.
