USA vs. Sweden: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 Women’s Soccer World Cup

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Published: June 13, 2015

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For the second match in a row at the 2015 Women's World Cup, the United States labored in the attacking half. This time around, though, the U.S. had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Sweden in the group stage on Friday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The Americans had just two shots on target, while Sweden put none on goal—it had a shot cleared off the line in the second half. All in all, it was a somewhat disappointing spectacle, considering both the strength of the teams and the amount of excitement for the fixture.

So much of the pre-match hype surrounded comments made by Sweden coach Pia Sundhage, who led the United States from 2008 to 2012. In an interview with Sam Borden of the New York Times, she commented on a few of her former national team players.

Sundhage singled out Carli Lloyd as "a challenge to coach" and discussed a few other prominent stars as well:

Sundhage did not hesitate to offer opinions on her other players as well, explaining that she was sharing nothing more than she had told the players themselves. Christie Rampone was "probably the best captain I've ever seen, including myself," she said. Hope Solo...was one of the most challenging players Sundhage has ever coached, "especially when it comes to trouble," she said. And Abby Wambach, 35, who is playing in her fourth World Cup, would not be a starter if Sundhage still coached the team.

Nothing Sundhage said was particularly inflammatory, and her sentiments have often been echoed by U.S. women's national team supporters. Lloyd can be a streaky player, and Solo has been at the center of a few off-field incidents. As fate would have it, Abby Wambach didn't start Friday's match, either, which broke a World Cup consecutive-start streak that was more than a decade long, per ESPN's Paul Carr:

Abby Wambach will start a WWC game on the bench for the 2nd time, 1st since the #USWNT's 2nd group game in 2003.

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