U.S. reaches knockout phase with few surprises
by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
Jun 22, 2019
4 minutes
REIMS, France - The seemingly interminable group stage of the Women's World Cup lasted 14 days, featuring 36 games, 106 goals, 23 shutouts and very few surprises.
New Zealand didn't a win a group-stage game for the fifth time in as many World Cups and the U.S. didn't lose one for the seventh time in eight tournaments. It didn't give up a goal either, something the Americans accomplished for the first time.
The host country - in this case, France - advanced as it has in every tournament. So did Germany, whose women have never exited a
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