The #USWNT snapped a losing streak on Sunday night, coming back against Germany for a 2-1 win.
The United States women’s national team defeated Germany, 2-1 on Sunday to avoid the futile record of the first four-game losing streak in program history.
The result matters for that reason alone, but the performance was of greater importance for a team that has struggled to secure an identity as it races toward next summer’s World Cup. The first half hardly brought those answers, but the second half, which saw the Americans erase a 1-0 deficit, might just become a defining moment of this cycle - either as a turning point or an anomaly that papered over the larger problems.
Either way, the U.S. ended 2022 on a much-needed high note. Before shifting attention to a pair of games away against New Zealand in January, let’s break down what happened on Sunday.
The press changed the game
Sunday’s second half brought the return of the U.S. team so many have come to know over the past few years. The problem has been that this is not the same U.S. team from the past few years, given the heavy generational change. There lies the dilemma.
#AlexMorgan becomes the 13th player to reach 200 USWNT caps
Alyssa’s save was incredible I couldn’t stop watching that save!
Good game. Great credit to USWNT for coming back from a goal down, when they were facing an unprecedented four successive defeats, to win. But Germany will rue the normally efficient Magull's miss just before the US's goals. Popp surprisingly quiet in the game, she was such a presence in the Euros. Pugh and Smith showing some good form on the international stage.
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Mal was at midfield when she started tracking the ball. No one knew what was coming except her. Awesome! The German defenders never put a body on her. They were preoccupied with Alex Morgan giving her a convoy every time she goes downfield.
this game was a bar fight. i loved it. 15:32 - Huerta bodied by Brand 20:41 - Huerta bodied by Brand x2 26:18 - Brand bodied by Lavelle 27:20 - Oberdorf bodied by Sullivan and leaves game with injured shoulder 59:46 - Magull completely embarrasses Lindsey Horan in front of her friends and family and forces a formation change by the USWNT staff for first time in three years. there are so many more moments throughout the game. just a proper match. thanks for uploading.
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I Love Lindsey Horan ✌️
Starting to come together for the USA. Still plenty of question marks but less messy (at least in the second half) then the have been.
german team plays very technical, calm and so patient
Our team is always great to watch - but it is interesting to see other teams getting even more competitive. It's not a given anymore that the US will just walk off with the victory. It's great to see that our ladies have not let our world cup victories and general dominion over the sport go to their heads!
Rest of the world, is definitely closing the gap. In Spain and England, there are two teams ahead of you , currently. It's all good, the game developing as it is. Spain will be tough to beat in Australia.
I'm so happy to see other teams doing amazing. I still want our USA ladies to win but I love the Lionesses so much!
Great game but as your comment is concerned, putting on airs of supremacy would be a bit hard after the lost four (4) games in a row.
Popp ❤
smiths goal was like bullet from a gun.yong & restlss playet she is.
It was 40 th minute when Morgan touched the ball, and she is the striker of the team.
The 1st half was worryingly erratic, we struggled under pressure and too many poor passes. Some of these issues lingered in the 2nd half but a much better performance from the US. Mallory Pugh was just brilliant, her confident calm against defenders on goal and her runs were immense. A bit more work to be done on her finishing, just less hesitancy on goal and she will be indestructible. Good shifts from Sullivan and Girma as always. I want whatever they're putting in the Stanford water cause their girls are excellent.
Usa have talent but need to sharpen up.. also Morgan needs to be coming off bench she wasn’t 100%
Alex is a starter the only other forward is Hatch.... and Morgan is 200% better than Hatch, if you know anything about soccer Alex can get 3 or 4 defenders on her, so that frees up another player.. ( one of the best in the world)
USTeam is young and lots of room to improve on.
germany's too much passing to their backside.one mistake - blunder. midfielders can't see the free space teammates who can be passed to press on attack. inconsistent on attack even on two to one. players on attack should always be aware to keep near ready to receive a pass if the ones attacking will be crowded with defenders or the keeper.
I missed the team line-up. Would have been interesting.
to avoid the futile record of the first four-game losing streak in program history. Yes, but you just lost to England , Spain and Germany.
Why is Morgan on the side? 200 appearances and 12 goals as a forward player. nonsense!!
A good player doesn't necessarily mean a good coach !
alex morgan looks so fine, so pretty.
alyssa #1 goalie
Why vlatko is still there ?????? He's destroying USWNT he's not good for the team we need a good coach to be like before. Since he's there you cannot see anymore nice plays and wonderful goals that the girls use to do. Is so sad 😥😔😟
Susan You are the only one in the world who thinks that Vlatko is a hinderance to the US woman team. He takes a fresh tuna and overcook it Fire this chef
Who TF designed those jerseys? It looks like they had a team meal at McDonalds and wiped their hands on each other's shirts. Also, some very average refereeing.
Mal was fire in this game. Keep it up
where is tobin heath ❤
Hey the US team is just not that good. They beat Canada on a totally bogus penalty in the box.
The German passing. The Spanish passing. US is losing the competitive edge because all major soccer powers get better, and honestly they have better coaches in every level of the their men's soccer levels are simply much higher. US still has better athletes but in terms of soccer language - passing, US is falling behind already.
I think you are missing the point of the game, but, so be it.
@@jettrent5897 @jettrent5897 1 month ago Possession doesn't always ' guarantee ' goals . Fixed it for you. Although it is ' possible ' to score a goal without being in possession of the ball , it is ' much more likely ' that you will score, if you do have the ball. But as Robinson said, grats on missing the point :)
@@erobinsonii Have you wondered why US lost majority of the games vs European teams this year?
@@jwxujerry No, I have not.
@@jwxujerry A very interesting point . Rare on you tube . Maybe because they are playing a college style? Just athletic ability , rather than football skills? not enough concentration on passing skills and an impatience to score as fast as possible. every time the Usa gets the ball, they race towards the other goal. that will work with lower teams, but top teams will just soak up the pressure and be patient and come back at you and score. something like that :)
I stay tune with usa team but I was jealous with Germany team cause they played with good systems work. But we still win. Congratulations USA, sweet hearts.
Damn I missed it 😭
Are you fine. Rabindra Shrestha 👍
It was beautiful.
wow US not playing good at all ---phew
US wnt need a new Coach
I totally agree with you, P. Cao
Great game. I`ve supported Germany since 1978 World Cup and admire the US women`s team BUT have to tell you, We over here find your commentators sooooooooooooo funny!!!!! You Yanks always make everything sound like its war..........very very funny!!!!
What happened with the goalkeeper foul?
that s right ladies .... and keep your championships....very good...
Vlatko needs to make up his mind, either we are rebuilding for the future or just experimenting while hoping to win. To rebuild you must choose your players and play them consistently. He is not doing this and it shows in the player's confidence. Name the starters and stick with them, building their confidence. Get rid of the oldies, Rapinoe, Morgan, Horan, Dunn, and others. Rebuild for the future.
I could not have said it better.
Totally agreed
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usa need a new anh good coach
Agreed
It is very good player USA..
That German player that took Mallory’s arm should get a yellow card. What are the referees thinking ?
Great Although Not An Easy Task, 2-1 In Favor Of USA. Congratulations.
Where are the yellow cards?
Is it just me, or are about 3 min missing from the 83rd-ish min to the 86th-ish min???
Yea they cut out 3 mins
1:24:13 pugh HAD that angle straight on and should have shot. too bad. good effort though.
i’m so happy her took out cook for starting position
julie, there are only 2 young players out there. smith and girma. so wtf?
There is also emily fox, I can't think of the other girls name but she has black hair and is the tallest on the team right now. Also there is Hatch, Rodman, and Haley Mace. There is also Huerta, even tho she's played with them before she is still relatively new
I didn't realize Fox was a grandmother.
Olay..Olay Olay Olay!
1:00:42 BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Big mistakes from the side referee.
USA need Michelle Cooper, She's a very good forward.
1:37:01 That’s not a red card?? Smh
equal pay?
Terrible referee in the 26 minute Mallory get a foul from the German player holding her left hand how come the 3 referees don’t see the foul. Remember Germans, English players, Netherlands, Spain and France play DIRTY. And the referees look the other way.
गुड गर्ल।
This US teams(?) feels like it's lost it's identity!
I am concerned about the fate of uswnst during the world cup. Why are the experienced players sitting out for 60 or 70 minutes? USA has already slipped in the world ranking from 1st. to the 4th. Am I the only one worried about that ?
They are still number 1.
Experienced players left out because they have been poor recently.
USA has already slipped in the world ranking from 1st. to the 4th. Link to that please ?
USA has already slipped in the world ranking from 1st. to the 4th. According to Fifa rankings, the Usa are # 1. But, if you go on the games played " by top 10 teams against other top ten teams " in the past year, then yes, the Usa would rank about 4th or 5th. And the Usa are # 1 by only 5 points, and a game can be worth 8-10 points or more. So it is possible that the Usa might not be #1 within the next month or so.
SALAM OLAH RAGA
Тне yanks will buy Jule Brand sooner or later.😫
*She is not good enough for our professional league.*
@@Ralph_Smith0724 Really??
Germsn girls play the same as the guys. They like ti pass rather than shoot.
1:37:17 wow what a shot
Julie Ertz
Goddess Alex Morgan
the WOMEN seem to have poor vision and situational awareness, as compared to the MEN......so many goals scored because of poor defending....it just boggles my mind
You ever wonder ' why ' ?
Where is the technical aspect? Why they cannot keep the ball?
What happened to Ertz? I know she gave birth...is she planning to come back???
The referee is terrible, I don't know how FIFA let this referee to judge this important game. She let the German team cause so many dirty push and dirty people as always playing dirty as any European team. Germany lowering the nobility of this great sport. Shameful !
Two of the top 4 teams in the world , fighting it out , at speed , of course there is going to be pushing and shoving. Maybe the Usa were just too fast for other teams. Now that they played England Spain and Germany , and lost, and were facing the possibility of losing 4 on the trot for the first time ever , you think it was going to be a slow friendly kick a bout?
I love alex morgen my crush [tashd elek ]to you test for you I am which country
Marianela cruz should be out , terrible bad referee, snd her assistants
Costarícan referee terrible. Big foul by the German goalie and she swallowed the call.
VLK SO BAD
Hoop of, qd,d
Again terrible referee FIFA should take out of the game now!!
German is too agressive inapproprietly!!!
The Germans should have 10 yellow cards.
Forcing this shit online is a disgrace!
Who is forcing you to watch it?
Europeans always playing dirty, specially The German team, Spain, England,
Much better to watch if that pink hair little boy is not playing 🍹
Agreed
No one cares.
You do :)
Except for you, apparently.
Thousands care in England and millions across Europe , but there always has to be one sad person who says " No one cares." And today its you Cindy :)
*I'm so glad those Nazis beat the dust.*
They're Republicans?
Are you drunk?
I am one of these dust devils.
As the Nsdap was declared illegal in 1945 , 50 years before any of the German team was born, then you must be referring to the Usa team. Right wing they ' might ' be, but nasties? i doubt it.
@@kenm6065 nope only the far left jew haters are
I DO NOT BELIEVE USWT 80% DOWN ANY ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT WRONG FOR USWT.THIS BELONG THE COACH OR PLAYER.
Bravo USA...
80% of the stadium is cricket cricket cricket cricket cricket......EMPTY!!!!! But if I bring a looser team from Central or South America, believe me, the stadium will be full at max capacity!!! REST MY CASE FOR EQUAL PAY!!
Interesting. I looked up the attendance 26,317. Then i looked up the capacity for the red bull arena in Harrison NJ. Its 25,000. Something is amiss :)
Hubert Matos 2 months ago. Comment.
This team next year going to word cup they’re going home soon
Granny’s has no-gas,butter-footed, missing open-net shots.their prime-time has gone I suppose!!!!!.LOL. !!!!!.
@@postcardsfromprotest no to many young players
Where are the yellow cards?