For the first time in the 2019 Women's World Cup, the United States women's national team entered the halftime break without the lead. USA is leveled with Spain at 1-1 in a round of 16 showdown on Monday. The stakes are higher than ever because from here on out because its win or go home in the knockout stage. The U.S. entered the game 3-0-0 with 18 goals scored in the group stage -- a World Cup record.
Spain had not scored in its previous two matches before becoming the first team to find the back of the net against this powerful U.S. side in the tournament. The Americans, however, were the first to score in this one -- a penalty kick goal by Megan Rapinoe in the seventh minute after Tobin Heath was taken down in the box. Just two minutes later, Jennifer Hermoso capitalized on a silly error from goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher to make it 1-1. That goal snapped a 647-minute shutout stream, with the last USWNT goal conceded coming in a friendly against Australia on April 4.
The U.S. entered this one as a 1.5-goal favorite to move on, according to Vegas oddsmakers, with the winner getting the chance to battle against France, the tournament hosts, in the quarterfinals. Spain has never made the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup, while the United States has made to the semifinal round of every Women's World Cup. Kickoff was at 12 p.m. ET from Reims, France, with the match being available for stream in English or Spanish via fuboTV (Try for free).
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2019-06-24 16:55:00Z
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