After knocking off the United States in the Round of 16 in the World Cup on a penalty kick goal that crossed the line by millimeters, Sweden’s star players had to see it for themselves back in the …
Players zoom in on the goal in disbelief.
Huryig’s shot looked as though it had been saved after US keeper Alyssa Naeher made a diving stop and then swatted the ball away in time after the initial save popped into the air toward the line. As both sides made their case to the official, they turned to the Video Assistant Referee to make the deciding call. Sweden players celebrate the team’s victory through the penalty shootout.Lina Hurtig of Sweden celebrates with her teammates after winning USA during the FIFA Women’s World Cup AustraliaThe U.S.
Players of Sweden look at a mobile phone in the dressing room, which displays the Video Assistant Referee goal-line technology decision for the seventh penalty kick scored by Lina Hurtig of Sweden.“I’m at a loss for words,” she said, according to the Daily Mail. “I don’t know what to say except that I am extremely proud that we persevered against an extremely strong U.S. that pressed for 120 minutes. We’re not going home yet.
“We know what we are capable of. We knew that we were facing a really good team and needed to put in a good performance, which we did.”
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