Sweden head coach Peter Gerhardsson has said goalkeeper Zećira Mušović’s performance was so impressive that it could have pysched out the United States women’s national team stars in the penalty shootout.
Holders Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday in their last-16 second leg, a 10th consecutive win in the competition that wrapped up a 6-2 aggregate triumph.
All African teams will head into the Women’s World Cup as underdogs, but Nigeria have twice made the knockout rounds and will be out to prove they are still Africa’s dominant force.
United States international Weston McKennie could yet stay at Juventus and is set to train with the first-team team ahead of Monday’s Serie A opener against Como, a source has told ESPN.