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Why the U.S. stumbled at the World Cup.(Direct Kick; women's soccer)
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Soccer Digest
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December 1, 2003
- Author:
- Plagenhoef, Scott
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WHEN PEOPLE WONDER what happened to the U.S. at the 2003 Women's World Cup, the first thing to consider is that the best team won. Germany was the most dynamic and mentally tough side at the Cup. Germany's 3-0 win over the U.S. wasn't as emphatic as the score would suggest--it padded the result with two stop page-time, counterattacking goals--yet it was dearly the better team.
Ironically, it was the fruit of the U.S.'s 1999 World Cup success, the WUSA, that allowed Germany and others to so effortlessly bridge the quality gap between themselves and the sport's traditional powers. So while the national teams from Norway and China caught early planes home, those from Canada, ...
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