Here are three thoughts on the 3-0 friendly win over South Africa, and on the end of Julie Ertz's trophy-filled 10-year international career.
failed to reach at least the semifinal of a World Cup for the first time, Rodman's goal was a badly-needed reminder of how ruthless the most decorated squad in women's soccer history can look when things are clicking.By reaching the knockout stage at the World Cup, South Africa proved that it need not fear any foe. The last thing the Americans wanted to do in their first match of the 2027 cycle was suffer another upset.
So for a team that had never before gone three games without scoring, the first U.S. goal was a relief when it finally arrived 32 minutes in. The hosts had been threatening, with Ertz twice going close off Horan corner kicks shortly before the breakthrough. Ertz might even have barely gotten the tip of her ponytail on the Horan service that eventually found its way to Williams, who tapped home from close range:
In a relatively meaningless exhibition game, it was a hugely important, almost cathartic goal for a U.S. team clearly still stung by how poorly things played out at Australia-New Zealand 2023. It's probably not an accident that Rodman's tally came just 62 second later.another few years at least. She could certainly be a central figure at next summer's Olympics in Paris.
Another send off match for one of the program's all-time greats. Less than three days after U.S. Soccer honored Ertz, her fellow two-time World Cup-winning teammate
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