Megan Rapinoe Defends Herself From Criticism For Her Laughter At The US Elimination From The Women’s World Cup: “It Seems Like A Black Comedy” | The USA Print – THE USA PRINT

The legendary American player Megan Rapinoe, generated some controversy after being caught by television cameras while laughing shortly after the elimination of the United States team from the Women’s World Cup after falling controversially in the penalty shootout against Sweden.

However, it did not take long for the midfielder, who will retire from football at the end of this season, to defend herself and explain the reasons for her laughter at that moment, letting it be known that it seems to him “a black comedy” the fact that he missed an important penalty in his last game with ‘Team USA’.

“It’s like a bad joke to me, it looks like a black comedy. I thought ‘how is it possible for that penalty to miss?’ I really couldn’t remember the last time I had missed a penalty”, said Rapinoe, who had entered the 99th minute of extra time to try to change the result that until then had been 0-0.

In this sense, the iconic midfielder recognized the great work of the American goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher who blocked a penalty and then scored a goal in the same way. “Alyssa kept us alive, she also scored her penalty, but this game is like that. It wasn’t our day, but I always feel happy, grateful“, he pointed out to the FOX network.

Some weeks ago, The 38-year-old soccer player announced that she will retire from soccer at the conclusion of the NWSL season, the women’s soccer league in the United States, so she expected a different farewell to the team, perhaps winning her third World Cup.

I know it’s the end and it’s sad, but It’s the only time I’ve felt like this, that says a lot about the success I’ve been able to have and how much I loved playing for this team, for this country,” said Megan Rapino, who has clearly been used to winning.

The selection of the stars and stripes was eliminated from this World Cup after a controversial penalty finished off by the Swedish Lina Hurting and which hit goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and then entered the goal with a millimeter, although many believe that the ball did not It entered completely so it should not have been validated as the VAR did.

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