James will be eligible to return for the Women’s World Cup final — if England can reach it without her.
Tag: Soccer
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Is Japan the Best Team Left in the World Cup?
Champions in 2011, the team returned to the final in the next tournament and then fell behind the world’s best teams. It’s back, and playing like a champion.
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A Tiny Gap Reveals a Yawning One for the U.S. Women’s Team
The idea that the United States was eliminated from the Women’s World Cup by a millimeter is an illusion. Denying that will only guarantee more failures.
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How the U.S. Was Eliminated From the Women’s World Cup, Shot by Shot
The shootout was rapid-fire, but still agonizing for both Sweden, which moved to the World Cup quarterfinals, and the United States, which was eliminated.
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For Megan Rapinoe, an End Not Even She Could Have Imagined
A missed penalty kick was cruel way to draw the curtain on a star’s World Cup career. But her influence and her legacy were never about soccer alone.