USWNT ‘big mouths’ slammed by Netherlands star Beerensteyn

Netherlands’ ahead Lineth Beerensteyn had a blunt response when she first heard that the United States had been bundled out of the World Cup: “Yes, bye.”

The USWNT’s efforts to safe three straight World Cup wins have been ended by Sweden on Sunday, with the crew knocked out of the event after Lina Hurtig’s decisive seventh try in a penalty shootout was adjudged to have crossed the aim line by millimetres after initially showing to have been saved by Alyssa Naeher.

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The defeat capped off a month to neglect for the U.S. — eliminating the Americans earlier than the semifinals for the primary time, extending their winless run on the event to a report three video games and, due to Zećira Mušović‘s best-on-ground efficiency, extending a scoring drought Down Under to 238 minutes, additionally the longest of their historical past on this stage.

That run of video games with no win began within the group stage in a 1-1 draw with Netherlands, who would later go on to high the group and advance to a quarterfinal assembly with Spain after defeating South Africa within the spherical of 16. And whereas Beerensteyn nonetheless had respect for the crew’s accomplishments when requested about their elimination, she had little sympathy.

“From the first moment I heard they were out, I was just like, ‘Yes! Bye!” the Juventus attacker advised reporters on Thursday. “From the start of the tournament, they had really big mouths and were already talking about the final.

“I used to be considering you first have to point out it on the pitch earlier than you discuss [big]. I’m not being impolite in that means, I nonetheless have loads of respect for them, however now they’re out of the event, and for me, it is a reduction, and for them, it is one thing they should take with them sooner or later.

“Don’t start to talk about something that is far away. I hope they will learn from that.”

The USWNT is predicted to undergo a interval of renewal within the coming years. Coach Vlatko Andonovski is unlikely to stay the coach of the facet, and veterans resembling Megan Rapinoe and Julie Ertz have already introduced their retirements, with others anticipated to comply with.

Players resembling Sophia Smith (23), Trinity Rodman (21), Alyssa Thompson (18), Naomi Girma (23) and Catarina Macario (23) — who was unavailable for choice within the World Cup squad after tearing her ACL in June 2022 — will likely be on the forefront of that motion, even when a way of urgency will likely be required to make sure the rising tide of world ladies’s soccer would not envelop this system.

“They proved today, they’re still an amazing team,” Sweden stalwart Magdalena Eriksson stated after eliminating the U.S. “They’re definitely the toughest team we’ve faced so far in the tournament.

“They have wonderful gamers. The children actually impressed me in the present day. I feel each Girma and Smith had a tremendous recreation. So the longer term is brilliant.

“You also have Macario and [Mallory] Swanson that are injured. So the future is still bright for the U.S.

“They’re nonetheless a large powerhouse in ladies’s soccer and they are going to be for a very long time.”