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I’m Emily Olsen, here with Meg Linehan and Steph Yang welcome to Full Time!
The priority was always to advance first and win second.
The U.S. women’s national team was inches from doing neither, which would have constituted the biggest failure in its World Cup history. In second-half stoppage time, Portugal went on the attack. Forward Ana Capeta whacked a long shot toward the U.S. goal. The ball clanged off the post. That nerve-wracking moment was the best chance of the.
Recall that the Nigerian female team forced Canada to a 0-0 draw in Melbourne Friday with an impressive performance from Nnadozie, who is also the team’s captain.