The18 World Cup Takeover

3 Reasons Why Jill Ellis Should Consider Starting Press Over Rapinoe In The Final

OK, so hear me out. I understand that Rapinoe has had an excellent World Cup performance thus far, and she deserves an immense amount of credit for helping get the U.S. to the final. However, when watching the U.S. play England on Tuesday, I saw something that I hadn’t seen from the USWNT all tournament: cohesion on both sides of the ball.

Megan Rapinoe Expects To Be Fit For Women’s World Cup Final

Megan Rapinoe’s absence from the starting lineup was the major talking point in the hour before the USWNT’s Women’s World Cup semifinal against England on Tuesday. Was it a tactical decision? Was there some unknown Megan Rapinoe injury? Was it because of what she said about the president?

SNL’s Leslie Jones Is Losing Her Sh*t Over The USWNT (And It’s Amazing)

Leslie Jones, the inimitable comedian of Saturday Night Live and Ghostbusters fame, seems to have just discovered the USWNT and she was losing her shit — in her own unique, lovely way — when the Americans beat England in the Women’s World Cup semifinals on Tuesday.

Phil Neville y los Antics de Inglaterra muestran que Tres Leonas no están listas para ser candidatas al Mundial

La cruzada de Inglaterra para sacar a la USWNT de su posición ha terminado en un fracaso. 

Desde el alboroto de los medios británicos por el nervio de los americanos para celebrar los goles en la Copa Mundial Femenina hasta los intentos de Phil Neville de motivar a sus cargos tratando de afirmar que los EE.UU. estaban espiando al equipo, la USWNT ha sido el enemigo público número 1 en Inglaterra desde hace algún tiempo. 

Alyssa Naeher Is Now The US Secretary Of Defense

In between showing that replay of Chile not scoring on a free kick and talking about Hope Solo, we forgot to give Alyssa Naeher her proper due. She stayed calm and alert despite Becky Sauerbrunn's error against Spain, recorded four saves and withstood France’s second-half flurry last Friday, but still we didn’t take any time to address the U.S. goalkeeper. Now nobody's gonna talk about anything besides Alyssa Naeher.

Alex Morgan Celebrates 30th Birthday With World Cup Goal, Sarcastic Sip Of Tea At England’s Expense

Kids love to have imaginary tea parties when they’re young. Alex Morgan is still having one in France.

Alex Morgan, who turned 30 on Tuesday, celebrated with a fine cup of imaginary tea after scoring the second goal for the U.S. against England at the Women’s World Cup. 

Christen Press, who started in place of Megan Rapinoe, and Ellen White traded goals early on before Morgan gave the USWNT a 2-1 lead in the 31st minute with a headed goal.

Jill Ellis Benches Megan Rapinoe For England Game

The USWNT lineup vs England was announced shortly before the gigantic Women’s World Cup semifinal match in Lyon on Tuesday and the tournament’s biggest star is on the bench.

USWNT coach Jill Ellis put Megan Rapinoe, who has scored two goals in two straight knockout-round matches, on the bench, replacing her with Christen Press at left wing.

USWNT Lineup vs England

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