The U.S. women’s national team’s path to an unprecedented third straight World Cup championship is down to just four more steps.
The USWNT’s knockout round begins with an extremely familiar foe, as Sweden is the opponent for a round-of-16 clash set for Sunday at 5 a.m. ET.
It has been a rocky road, to be sure. The USWNT was merely fine in a 3-0 win over Vietnam, before struggling for a large portion of a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands. Most troublingly, the U.S. couldn’t solve Portugal, surviving in a scoreless tie that saw their opponent hit the post in stoppage time, a chance that could have eliminated the USWNT at the first hurdle.
Nonetheless, the USWNT survived and advanced, setting up yet another game against Sweden. These sides have met in each of the last six World Cups, as well as the last two Olympic games. It’s almost like a major international tournament cannot happen without the USWNT lining up against the Swedes.
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Unlike the last game of the group stage, there’s no complicated scenarios to remember. If the USWNT can win in 90 minutes, Japan awaits in the quarterfinals. If scores are level at full time, the sides will move on to 30 minutes of extra time; if that doesn’t break the tie, penalty kicks loom.
In other words, now that we’re in the knockout stages, everything’s on the line for the USWNT from here on out.
USWNT vs. Sweden
- When: Sunday, August 6
- Where: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, AUS
- Time: 5 a.m. ET
- Channel/streaming: Fox, Telemundo, Peacock (Watch for free on Fubo)
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