Tobin Heath celebrates with her teammates after scoring the U.S.’s second goal during Thursday’s win over Sweden. With it, the Americans advanced to the round of 16 having scored more goals over their first three games (18) than any team in Women’s World Cup history. And they did so without conceding one, having shut out Thailand, Chile and Sweden in succession. It was Sweden, of course, that handed the U.S. women their earliest exit from a global tournament since the first Women’s World Cup was staged in 1991. They headed to the locker room at the break having outshot Sweden 13-4 and controlled possession 62 percent of the half.

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2019 00:18 UTC