In this year’s World Cup, the U.S. women’s national football team had three consecutive games where a number of selected players refused to sing the country. The action was once again criticized as disrespectful. At the same time, the US team, the four-time champion, performed poorly in the group stage and made a thrilling break into the knockout round, which caused dissatisfaction among many American fans.
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In the final round of Group E on Tuesday (1st), many players of the US team kept their attitude in the first two games and refused to participate in the singing of the national anthem. Only famous striker Alex Morgan, midfielder Julie Ertz and midfielder Lindsey Horan hummed the national anthem.
Except for 3 people, only Alyssa Naeher put her hand in front of her even if she didn’t sing the national anthem. After the rest of the players put their hands down, they did not sing the national anthem. The scene was roughly the same as the previous two group matches. On the contrary, the opponents of the US team in the three games all sang the national anthem unanimously, forming a strong contrast.
Many netizens criticized the behavior of the players of the US team, saying it was sad, and reprimanded most of the players who were selected for the team for disrespecting the national anthem, claiming that their actions may be the reason for the poor performance of the US this year. Some netizens believe that the World Cup is not the time for players to show their stance, and they should concentrate more on playing well.
Fuck the USWNT #USWNT pic.twitter.com/8RO8HAQO8e
— Kev (@I98Kev) July 22, 2023
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The United States has won the last two Women’s World Cups in a row and has been one of the favorites before the game. However, after the group stage, the U.S. team only scored 5 points and did not show its strong dominance in the past. It relied on the last boring match against Portugal to advance to the knockout stage and continue to retain the chance to defend the title.
The top 16 opponents of the United States will be the first in Group G, and they have a great chance to compete with another European powerhouse Sweden for the top 8 seats. The event will be held on Sunday (6th).
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2023-08-02 00:05:00
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