It wasn’t pretty, but the United State Women’s National Team did just enough to finish second in their group and advance to the knockout stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
While most of you were sleeping, the USWNT held on (got a bit lucky) for a 0-0 draw against Portugal thanks to their 12th player…the right post.
Portugal was this close to eliminating the United States:
Today’s player of the game: the right post #USWNT pic.twitter.com/FvcbhPhEi1
— Tyler Wiederhoeft (@TDWiederhoeft) August 1, 2023
After the match, commentators called out the USWNT for dancing and celebrating one of the team’s poorest group stage performances in years:
The Netherlands won Group E with 7 points.
Final points standings:
Netherlands 7
USA 5
Portugal 4
Vietnam 0
