The most remarkable thing about Sweden’s 3-0 victory over the United States on Wednesday was not the score or the stage but the nature …
The most remarkable thing about Sweden’s 3-0 victory over the United States on Wednesday was not the score or the stage but the nature of it: The United States was bullied and bossed around the field for the entire 90 minutes, the kind of beating this team usually delivers rather than receives. And even though it knew what was happening, it couldn’t do anything to stop it. Sweden was technically and tactically and physically better. Saturday night’s opponent, New Zealand, poses a different kind of challenge.
