She was a minor foot injury. She should be back for She Believes.

They're just used to seeing and expecting that from the US team. To be honest, EVERY goal has someone who assists with the ball feed at some point. There were a couple back kicks/slips from the US in this game alone that didn't lead to anything important. It's more interesting to see a US player completely fake out and opponent leading to a score. I'm just used to seeing that kind of creativity from the US Women so I just took in stride. Maybe I'm spoiled.

@@riptide6161 Yeah so common and mundane of an assist that they made a big deal out of it in the post game show highlights and then Foudy re-created it, or tried to, in the pregame show of the next match against New Zealand.

@@sem6084 Well, sem, I see your point. Let me elaborate just a bit... Maybe the commentators were more focused on the goal? One thing I DON'T do is criticize people whose job I have NO training or experience in. They're doing their job as best they can. It's why they're paid to do that. The announcers weren't dismissing Levelle as an insignificant chump whose skills aren't worthy of mention. It's my instinct to defend someone who is criticized when I feel they really shouldn't have been criticized. BTW, I'm a Levelle toadie. If I WAS an announcer, I probably would have mentioned her assist, but... I'm not. IDK... maybe I would have missed it. It's common with the USWNT to see that type of play anyway. I see your point though. Maybe they DID fumble at the goal line but I'm not gonna slag them about it.

1,400 miles isn't exactly next door but everything is relative. NZ is probably the closest neighbor to the Aussies.

lol yeah, like that time the USWNT played against 16yo australian boys...

She has never been accused of being too lithe, agile and nimble. Lumbering is more her speed. Though we need at least one husky and brawny player to stem the tide of the Kiwis' and Matildas' unscrupulousness and disgusting dirtiness. Ertz used to fill this role at times but never with the ruthlessness of those wood choppers of the southern hemisphere.

Voker, I thank you for your great work and good heart. Looking a gift horse in the mouth for a moment, It would be sooo nice if you could show us at least part of the opening proceedings like the walk-in, the singing and the rosters. And this time you chopped off the ending entirely. Too bad.

bruh soccer has always been a contact sport

@@ryannvoigt21 Wrong, I played soccer for a total of 13 years, since I was 5 yrs old until I was 18. 6 years in Holland and 7 yrs here in Canada and back then we respected the rules of the game but now this younger generation has no respect at all.

@@tonygelok4759 physical contact has nothing to do with disrespect it’s competitive

@@ryannvoigt21 Bullshit......Physical contact like pushing, shoving, grabbing and body checking was not allowed in soccer back in my days out of respect for the opposition. This younger generation don't know what respect is.

Because its football, and football has been always contact sport but u know nothing, even if u play it how many years I don't care