Megan Rapinoe watched nervously from the bench as England had an apparent equalizer by its own star forward Ellen White ruled out for offside.
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The United States advanced to the Women’s World Cup final with a win over England Tuesday night in Lyon, France.
Senior forward Ashtyn Fink is one of the top college prospects in Nevada, a four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. She committed to Vanderbilt as a sophomore in 2016.
With soccer powers dropping out of the World Cup left and right, Monday’s knockout matches in Russia were about passing tests.
Belgium is the first team to overturn a two-goal deficit in a World Cup knockout match since West Germany beat England in extra time at the 1970 tournament.
Lost among the rojo y verde of the Mexican jerseys and flags and sombreros and Modelo sat a pocket of rambunctious Brazil supporters who made sure to remind the despondent majority whose team won 2-0 in the World Cup knockout stage.
The world’s most expensive player put Brazil in the lead after his back-heel released Willian, who then sent the ball into the penalty area. Neymar slid in to tap in the opener in the 51st minute.
The Lights defeated the Switchbacks 4-1 in front of 5,712 fans Saturday night at Cashman Field to earn their first regular-season win since March 31.
Technical director Jose Luis Sanchez Sola and coach Isidro Sanchez were both suspended by the United Soccer League for Monday’s game at Real Monarchs SLC and any additional punishment will be announced this week.