U.S. women’s national team co-captain Lindsey Horan said she is frustrated to hear negative comments from former teammate Carli Lloyd but it’s just “noise” ahead of the Round of 16 match against Sweden.
The end of the U.S. team’s World Cup dominance came as a shock, but in other ways this early exit has been a long time coming. Here are the many factors that contributed to their demise in 2023.