captain lindsey horan came to the rescue of the defending champions after the netherlands had threatened an upset. the united states had won 13 matches in a row at the women s world cup before this game. plenty more action to come today and our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in sydney for us. take us through the game, first of all? , ., , take us through the game, first of all? , .,, ., take us through the game, first ofall? , ., , of all? this was of course the most anticipated of all? this was of course the most anticipated game, - of all? this was of course the most anticipated game, the i most anticipated game, the standout feature of the 2023 women s world cup. it was the repeat meat between united states and the netherlands. they met in the finals of the 2019 world cup, where the us beat the netherlands to become world champions. it was the face off between the reigning champions and the runners up. and the us unfortunately has failed to win that one. the netherlands lead with